| Line Mountain School District | |
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| Address | |
185 Line Mountain Road
Herndon , Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17830-7325United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Where All Students Can Learn....Where Fair Is Not Always Equal...Where Assessment Drives Instruction... |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Students and staff | |
| District mascot | Eagles |
| Colors | Royal blue and gold |
The Line Mountain School District is a small, rural public school district serving portions of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district covers an area of 154.5 square miles (400 km2). Municipalities within its boundaries are the borough of Herndon and multiple townships, including Lower Augusta Township, Little Mahanoy Township, Zerbe Township, West Cameron Township, Jackson Township, Upper Mahanoy Township, Washington Township, Jordan Township, and Lower Mahanoy Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 8,975. By 2010, the district's population increased to 9,184 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the population 25 and over were 86.8% high school graduates and 10.3% college graduates.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 38.4% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level[3] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[4] In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $16,400, while the median family income was $41,919 a year.[5] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[7] In Northumberland County, the median household income was $41,208 in 2014.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[10]
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
- ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
- ^ "Poverty Guidelines". 23 November 2015.
- ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
- ^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts, 2010
- ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
- ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006–2010 by County".
- ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
- ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". The Washington Post.