School Districts in Mercer County, Pennsylvania - Commodore Perry School District, Farrell Area School District, Greenville Area School District, Grove (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 53. Chapters: Commodore Perry School District, Farrell Area School District, Greenville Area School District, Grove City Area School District, Hermitage School District (Pennsylvania), Jamestown Area School District, Lakeview School District (Mercer County, Pennsylvania), Mercer Area School District, Reynolds School District (Pennsylvania), Sharon City School District, Sharpsville Area School District, West Middlesex Area School District. Excerpt: The Farrell Area School District is a diminutive, rural public school district serving parts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km) including: the communities of Farrell and Wheatland, both of which are adjacent to the much larger Sharon, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,798. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $14,623, while the median family income was $29,821. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08, the Farrell Area School District provided basic educational services to 953 pupils through the employment of 97 teachers, 8 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 4 administrators. Farrell Area School District received more than $9.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. The district operates one elementary school and a combined junior/senior high school. The school district is governed by 9 individually elected board members (serve four year terms), the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The federal government controls programs it funds like Title I funding for low income children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act which mandates the district focus resources on student success in acquiring reading and math skills....