The Blue Ridge School District is a small, rural, public

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located in Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania. It serves the Boroughs of

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, Hallstead and New Milford and Great Bend Township, Jackson Township and New Milford Township. The educational attainment levels for the Blue Ridge School District population (25 years old and over) were 89.6% high school graduates and 13.5% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 42.9% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the

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as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 13 students in the Blue Ridge School District were homeless. Blue Ridge School District operates three schools: Blue Ridge High School, Blue Ridge Middle School and Blue Ridge Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend the

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for training in the construction and mechanical trades.

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{{Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania School Districts School districts in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania