Panther Valley School District is a midsized, suburban public school district which is split across two counties in Pennsylvania. Panther Valley School District encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2). Panther Valley School District serves students who reside in boroughs of Coaldale in Schuylkill County, Lansford, Nesquehoning, and Summit Hill in Carbon County. According to 2000 federal census data, the District serves a resident population of 12,516. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $16,533 while the median family income was $39,133. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to Panther Valley School District officials, in school year 2009-10, PVSD provided basic educational services to 1,725 pupils. The Panther Valley School District employed: 126 teachers, 84 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. Panther Valley School District received more than $10.8 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
The District operates three schools: Panther Valley High School, Panther Valley Middle School and Panther Valley Elementary School.
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