The South Side Area School District is a small, rural, public
school district
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North America United States
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in
Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . It serves the boroughs of
Shippingport
Shippingport is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 159 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Shippingport is home to the Beaver Valley ...
,
Hookstown,
Frankfort Springs, and
Georgetown, and the township of
Greene Township and
Hanover Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,935 people. In 2009, the district residents’
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
was $17,378, while the
median family income
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was $49,030. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
South Side Area School District operates three schools: South Side High School (9th-12th), South Side Middle School (6th-8th), South Side Elementary School (K-5th).
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School districts in Beaver County, Pennsylvania