McGuffey School District is a rural, public school system located in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its county seat is Washington.
Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county i ...
. It serves 10 communities, including the boroughs of
Claysville
Claysville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. The population was 728 at the 2020 census. Claysville Elementary School, part of the McGuffey School District is loc ...
and
Green Hills, and the townships of
West Finley,
East Finley,
Morris
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,
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,
Buffalo,
Blaine, and
South Franklin. McGuffey School District encompasses approximately 203 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 13,695 people.
The district name honors educator
William Holmes McGuffey
William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was a college professor and president who is best known for writing the ''McGuffey Readers'', the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million cop ...
, who was born in West Finley Township.
Schools
The school district is composed of four schools:
*
McGuffey High School
McGuffey High School is one of four schools that make up the McGuffey School District in rural Claysville, Pennsylvania, located approximately 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. The school's official colors are navy blue and gold and "Highlanders" ...
(9–12)
*
McGuffey Middle School 6–8)
*Claysville Elementary (K–5)
*
Joe Walker Elementary (K–5)
References
External links
*
Pennsylvania Department of Education
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Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area
School districts in Washington County, Pennsylvania