Mountain View School District is a small, rural public

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located in

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. It includes Clifford Township, Lenox Township, Lathrop Township, Gibson Township, Harford Township and Brooklyn Township. Mountain View School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 8,700 people. By 2010, the District's population increased to 9,117 people. The educational attainment levels for the Mountain View School District population (25 years old and over) were 89.3% high school graduates and 18.6% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 48.8% 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 2009, the district residents’

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was $17,105, while the

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was $40,497. In Susquehanna County, the median household income was $48,231. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700. Mountain View School District operates just two schools: an

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(K-6) and a

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(7-12). High school students may choose to attend the

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for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Northeastern Educational

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IU19 provides the District with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The Mountain View School District provides a wide variety of extracurricular programs, including clubs, activities and sports.

Sports

Mountain View School District has many sport teams for the students to participate in. The major sport is soccer. The boys varsity soccer team has made their way to states during the 2006-2008 seasons and the 2009-2012 seasons. The girls varsity soccer team won districts periodically. In the 2012-2013 school year, both varsity soccer teams won league titles, districts, and then went on to states. The boys team won the state championship in November 2012, which made them the first Lackawanna League team to win the PIAA State Championship. The boys team also made a return trip to Hershey in 2013.

Clubs

Mountain View has many clubs, including Student Government Association (SGA), Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), National Jr. and National Honor Society (NJHS and NHS respectively) as well as a snowriders club.

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* {{Coord, 41.73868, -75.72721, type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title School districts in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania