Northern York County School District

Northern York County School District
Address
650 S. Baltimore Street
Dillsburg
, York County, Pennsylvania, 17019
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotPolar Bear
ColorsPurple, white
Other information
Websitewww.northernpolarbears.com

The Northern York County School District is a midsized, suburban public school district in York County, Pennsylvania. It includes the Boroughs of Dillsburg, Franklintown, and Wellsville; as well as the Townships of Carroll, Franklin, Monaghan, Warrington, and Washington. The school district has a population of 20,023, according to a 2005 local census. By 2010, the district's population had increased to 21,108 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Northern York County School District population (25 years old and over) were 91.9% high school graduates and 29.8% college graduates.[2]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 20.6% 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, the district residents' per capita income was $22,758, while the median family income was $55,258.[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] In York County, the median household income was $58,745.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]

Special education was provided by the district and the Capital Area Intermediate Unit #15. Occupational training and adult education in various vocational and technical fields were provided by the district and the Cumberland-Perry Area Vocational-Technical School.

Northern York County School District operates: four K-5th elementary schools: (Dillsburg Elementary School, Northern Elementary School, South Mountain Elementary School, Wellsville Campus); Northern Middle School (6th–8th), and Northern High School (9th–12th). High school students may choose to attend Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades.

In 2012, the Washington Township Educational Coalition filed a petition with the Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania, to initiate the process of transferring Washington Township from the Dover Area School District to the Northern York County School District.[9][10] The petitioners cited the superior education outcomes and lower property taxes in Northern County School District as motives for the change request. Estimates project a net gain of $800,000 to $1 million over the next five years to Northern York County School District if the change were approved.[11] After initially denying the petition in March 2017,[12] the State Board of Education issued an order on March 10, 2021, transferring Washington Township to the Northern York County School District effective with the 2021-2022 school year.[13]

  1. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  5. ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006–2010 by County".
  8. ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. ^ York County, Pennsylvania Prothonotary. Washington Township Education Coalition v. Dover Area School District, No. 2012-SU-003036-49. Petition filed July 17, 2012.
  10. ^ SEAN PHILIP COTTER (December 16, 2014). "Northern York residents concerned about crowded schools if Washington Twp. switches". York Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014.
  11. ^ Nikelle Snader, Northern schools consider numbers on Washington Twp. York Dispatch, December 2, 2014
  12. ^ Jan Murphy (March 9, 2017). "Washington Twp. can't leave its school district to join Northern York, state says". Pennlive.com.
  13. ^ York County, Pennsylvania Prothonotary. Washington Township Education Coalition v. Dover Area School District, No. 2012-SU-003036-49. Order filed March 19, 2021.