Elk Lake School District

Elk Lake School District
Address
2380 Elk Lake School Road, Springville
Dimock Township, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna County, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 18844
United States
District information
TypePublic school district
Established1957
Other information
Websiteelklakeschool.org
Map of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania School Districts
Map of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Elk Lake School District is a small, rural, K-12 public school district with its only building located on State Route 3019 in Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. (Since the end of rural delivery from the Dimock post office, the school district has had a mailing address of nearby Springville.) It covers Auburn Township, Middletown Township, Rush Township, Dimock Township, and Springville Township in Susquehanna County, along with Meshoppen Borough and Meshoppen Township in Wyoming County. The Elk Lake School District encompasses approximately 197 square miles (510 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, Elk Lake School District serves a resident population of 7,735 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $15,355, while the median family income was $38,385.[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[3] In 2006, the district students are 97% white, less than 1% Asian, less than 1% black and 2% Hispanic.[4]

Elk Lake School District operates two schools: an elementary school and a junior senior high school. They are both in one building, connected by a natatorium used by both. The district also offers a taxpayer funded Head Start program for preschoolers.[5]

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  2. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  3. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  4. ^ New York Times. "Diversity in the Classroom - Elk Lake School District". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency. "Head Start Annual Report 2010" (PDF).