Central Greene School District

Central Greene School District
Address
250 South Cumberland Street Waynesburg , Greene County, Pennsylvania, 15370-0472 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
District mascot	Raiders
Other information
Website	cgsd.org

The Central Greene School District is a small, rural public school district located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The district serves: the Borough of Waynesburg and Franklin Township, Perry Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township and Whiteley Township. It encompasses approximately 168 square miles (440 km²). In 1962, the district was created through an agreed joining of school administrations in each six townships served. The district is located about sixty miles south of Pittsburgh and twenty miles north of Morgantown, West Virginia. According to the 2000 federal census data, Central Greene School District served a resident population of 16,681. By 2010, the district's population declined to 15,902 people.^[1] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $14,354, while the median family income was $39,358.^[2] The educational attainment levels for the population 25 and over were 84.8% high school graduates and 15.8% college graduates.^[3]

Central Greene School District operates three schools: Waynesburg Central Elementary School, Margaret Bell Miller Middle School and Waynesburg Central High School. The facilities include a pool, a football stadium, an auditorium, a soccer field and indoor basketball courts that are used as a community center for the Waynesburg area. High school students may choose to attend Greene County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Intermediate Unit IU1 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.