Red Lion Area School District is a large, suburban, public school district located in eastern York County, Pennsylvania that serves the boroughs of Felton, Red Lion, Windsor, and Winterstown; and the townships of Chanceford Township, Lower Chanceford Township, North Hopewell Township, and Windsor Township. It encompasses approximately 140 square miles (360 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 32,661 people. By 2010, the district's population grew to 38,310 people, with 10% being ages 5-17 years. In 2009, Red Lion Area School District residents' per capita income was $20,325, while the median family income was $51,051. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Red Lion Area School District (RLASD) provided basic educational services to 5,705 pupils through the employment of 402 teachers, 273 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. In school year 2009-10, RLASD reported 5,608 pupils. It employed: 400 teachers, 286 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 25 administrators. In 2011, the district had 5,665 pupils in 9 schools. Red Lion Area School District received more than $23.9 million in state funding in school year 2009-10.
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