Budget
In 2007, the district employed 80 teachers and the average teacher salary in the district was $53,334 for 180 days worked.
The district administrative costs per pupil in 2008 were $819.72 per pupil. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.
The district received an extra $1,538,084 in ARRA - Federal Stimulus money to be used in specific programs like special education and meeting the academic needs of low income students.
Race to the Top - School district officials applied for the Race to the Top federal grant which will bring the district hundreds of thousands of additional federal dollars for improving student academic achievement.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax regardless the of income level.
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