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According to PIAA directory July 2012 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/default.aspx |title=PIAA School Directory |publisher=Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association |year=2012}}</ref> |
According to PIAA directory July 2012 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piaa.org/schools/directory/default.aspx |title=PIAA School Directory |publisher=Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association |year=2012}}</ref> |
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==Enrollment== |
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education reports that there are less than 700 students enrolled in K–12 through 2019.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Education Enrollment and Projections for Millville Area School District, January 2009</ref> The administrative infrastructure costs per pupil are in the top 20% of Pennsylvania school districts. With limited resources, opportunities for students at the high school are limited. Consolidation of administrations with an adjacent school district like [[Benton Area School District]] (which also has fewer than 800 students) would achieve substantial administrative cost savings for people in both communities. These excessive administrative overhead dollars could be redirected to improving student academic achievement, enriching the curriculum programs or to reducing local property taxes. Consolidation of two central administrations into one would not require the closing of any schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/enrollment_projections/18805 |title=Millville Area School District Enrollment Data and Projections |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of Education |date=November 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2007, Standard and Poors, at the request of the General Assembly, studied consolidation of small school districts. The study examined consolidation with Benton Area School District and found annual savings of over $1,433,719. The study also examined a potential consolidation with [[East Lycoming School District]] estimating savings of $1,970,040.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/reports/2007/290.PDF |title=Cost Effectiveness of Consolidating PA's School Districts-Vol. II |author1=Pennsylvania Legislative Budget |author2=Finance Committee |name-list-style=amp |year=2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726101831/http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/reports/2007/290.PDF |archivedate=2011-07-26 }}</ref> Over the next 10 years, rural Pennsylvania school enrollment is projected to decrease 8 percent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rural.palegislature.us/school_enrollment_projections.pdf |title=Research Analyzes Rural School District Enrollment and Building Capacity |author=The Center for Rural Pennsylvania. |date=October 2009}}</ref> As the enrollment declines, per pupil administrative costs of the schools will continue to rise. |
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In March 2011, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Fiscal Responsibility Task Force released a report which found that consolidating school district administrations with one neighboring district would save the Commonwealth $1.2 billion without forcing the consolidation of any schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.picpa.org/Content/Files/Documents/Advocacy/FRTF%20Final%20Report%201_12_11.pdf |title=Report of the Fiscal Responsibility Task Force |date=April 2011}}</ref> |
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Pennsylvania has one of the highest numbers of school districts in the nation. In Pennsylvania, 80% of the school districts serve student populations under 5,000, and 40% serve less than 2,000. This results in excessive school administration bureaucracy and not enough course diversity.<ref>Rendell, E. & Soderberg, M. (2009). Pennsylvania school district consolidation. 2009-10 Executive Budget Fast Facts. Pennsylvania Office of the Governor.</ref> In a survey of 88 superintendents of small districts, 42% of the 49 respondents stated that they thought consolidation would save money without closing any schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/reports/2007/289.PDF |title=Study of the cost-effectiveness of consolidating Pennsylvania districts. |author=Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services. |year=2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726102005/http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/reports/2007/289.PDF |archivedate=2011-07-26 }}</ref> Pennsylvania schools added 17,345 professional employees and 15,582 support workers over this time, while enrollment declined by 26,960. |
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Pennsylvania's birth rate has been declining for two decades. According to data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, in 1990, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's birth rate was 171,053.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Health, Health Statistics - Resident Live Birth rate by county, 1990</ref> In 2000, Pennsylvania's birth rate was 145,874.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Health, Health Statistics - Resident Live Birth rate by county, 2000</ref> Finally in 2011, the State's birth rate declined further to 142,021.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Health, Health Statistics - Resident Live Birth rate by county, 2013</ref> From 2000 to 2009, the number of babies born in rural counties declined 5 percent.<ref>Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Number of Children Decreasing, Number of Seniors Increasing in Rural Pennsylvania, July 2011</ref> Urban counties have also experienced a decline in the number of school aged children. From 2000 to 2010 urban Pennsylvania counties had a 3 percent decline in the number of residents under 18 years old. In 2010, there were 2.07 million residents, or 22 percent of the urban population, who were under age 18.<ref>Pennsylvania Department of Health, Birth Statistics, 2013</ref> In 1990, the birth rate in Columbia County was 750 births. In 2000, the county's birth rate declined to 614 births. In 2011, Columbia County's birth rate was 620 births.<ref>Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, Resident Live Births by Age of Mother Counties and Pennsylvania, 2011</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:22, 31 March 2022
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Millville , Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 17846United States | |
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Millville Area School District is a small, rural, public school district in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is centered in the borough of Millville and also serves the townships of Pine, Greenwood, and Madison. Millville Area School District encompasses approximately 91 square miles (240 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 5,500. By 2010, the district's population rose to 5,563 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Millville Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87% high school graduates and 19.6% college graduates.[2]
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 38.8% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, Millville Area School District residents’ per capita income was $17,931, while the median family income was $41,867.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6]
Millville Area School District operates two schools: Millville Area Elementary School and Millville Area Junior Senior High School. Millville Area High School students may choose to attend Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School which provides training in the trades. The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit IU16 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
Extracurriculars
The Millville Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports programs.
Sports
Junior varsity and varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association and the regional Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference. The district funds:
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- Junior high school sports
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According to PIAA directory July 2012 [7]
References
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
- ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
- ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
- ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06.
- ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
- ^ "PIAA School Directory". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2012.
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