The Bangor Area School District is a midsized, public school district located in Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It covers approximately 87 square miles (230 km2) serving the Boroughs of Bangor, East Bangor, Portland and Roseto and Upper Mount Bethel Township, Washington Township and most of Lower Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Bangor Area School District serves a resident population of 21,093. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,054, while the median family income: $51,347. Per school district officials, in school year 2007–08 the Bangor Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,595 pupils through the employment of 277 teachers, 202 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. The Bangor Area School District received more than $14.6 million in state funding in school year 2007–08.
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