Mountain View School District (Pennsylvania)
Mountain View School District is a diminutive, rural public school district located in Kingsley, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. It includes Clifford Township, Lenox Township, Lathrop Township, Gibson Township, Harford Township and Brooklyn Township. The district encompasses approximately 196 square miles (510 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 8,700 people. District officials report that in school year 2007-08 the Mountain View School District provided basic educational services to 1,289 pupils through the employment of 110 teachers, 67 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. Lastly, the Mountain View School Disdtrict received more than $8.4 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
The district operates two schools: an elementary school (K-6) and a junior/senior high school (7-12).
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