South Middleton School District is a mid-sized, rural, public
school district located in
Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania
Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,225 at the 2010 census, up from 2,769 ...
. It also serves residents of
South Middleton Township. South Middleton School District encompasses approximately . South Middleton School District serves grades (K–12). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 12,939. By 2010 the population had risen to 14,695 residents. The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 92.9% high school graduates and 33.1% college graduates.
In 2009, South Middleton School District residents'
per capita income was $24,370, while the
median family income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
was $60,511 a year. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Cumberland County, the median household income was $51,035. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
South Middleton School District operates four schools: W.G. Rice Elementary School, Iron Forge Elementary School,
Yellow Breeches Middle School and
Boiling Springs High School. High school students may choose to attend
Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The district is served by the
Capital Area Intermediate Unit
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15, which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K–12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.
Extracurriculars
South Middleton School District provides a wide variety of activities, clubs and an extensive sports program. Varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
Sports
The district funds:
;Boys:
*
Baseball - AAA
*
Basketball - AAA
*
Cross country - AA
*
Football
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- AA
*
Golf - AA
*Soccer - AA
*
Swimming and
diving - AA
*
Track and field - AA
*
Wrestling - AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAA
*Cross country - AA
*Field hockey - AA
*Soccer - AA
*Softball - AAA
*Swimming and diving - AA
*Track and field - AA
*Volleyball - AA
;Middle school sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Football
*Track and field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross country
*Field hockey
*Track and field
*Volleyball
According to PIAA directory July 2012
References
External links
The official South Middleton School District web siteSchool Stats
{{Cumberland County, Pennsylvania School Districts
Education in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Valley
School districts in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania