The Central Columbia School District is a small, rural, public school district that covers the Borough of Orangeville and Mifflin Township, Mount Pleasant Township, North Centre Township, Orange Township, Scott Township and South Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 14,107. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,989, while the median family income was $47,805. School district officials, in school year 2007-08, reported the Central Columbia School District provided basic educational services to 2,128 pupils. The district employed: 154 teachers, 112 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 13 administrators. Central Columbia School District received over $9.6 million in state funding during the school year 2007-08.
The district operates Central Columbia High School (9th-12th), Central Columbia Middle School (5th-8th) and Central Columbia Elementary School (K-4th).
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