Cocalico School District Explained

Cocalico School District
Streetaddress:South Fourth Street, P.O. Box 800
City:Denver
State:Pennsylvania
County:Lancaster County
Zipcode:17517
Country:United States
Type:Public
Mascot:Eagles
Colors:Royal blue, white

The Cocalico School District is a small, suburban public school district located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The school district covers the boroughs of Denver and Adamstown and East Cocalico Township and West Cocalico Township. Cocalico School District encompasses approximately 51sqmi square miles. According to 2008 local census data, it served a resident population of 21,095 people. Per 2011, US Census Bureau data, it serves a resident population of 21,115 people. The educational attainment levels for the Cocalico School District population (25 years old and over) were 80.9% high school graduates and 16% college graduates.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $20,736, while the median family income was $54,850.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] In Lancaster County, the median household income was $54,765.[5] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[6]

Cocalico School District operates Cocalico Senior High School and Cocalico Middle School. It also operates three Elementary Schools: Adamstown Elementary School, Denver Elementary School and Reamstown Elementary School. Schoeneck Elementary was closed in June 2011, a controversial move that garnered local media attention.[7] Cocalico Senior High School students may choose to attend Lancaster County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit IU13 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

References

  1. Web site: School District Comparative Analysis Profiles . proximityone . 2014.
  2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. Web site: American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts . US Census Bureau . 2010 . November 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065329/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42000.html . October 6, 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010 . US Census Bureau . September 2011.
  5. Web site: Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County . US Census Bureau . 2014.
  6. Web site: America's most popular six-figure jobs . Michael Sauter and Alexander E.M. Hess . USA Today . August 31, 2013.
  7. Web site: Cocalico School District OKs Schoeneck Elementary Closure. dead. https://archive.today/20120713032744/http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/342819_Cocalico-School-District-OKs-Schoeneck-Elementary-closure.html. July 13, 2012. mdy-all.
Cocalico School District
High SchoolCocalico Senior High School
Middle SchoolCocalico Middle School
Elementary SchoolsAdamstown Denver Reamstown

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