page_title: Center Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Center Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania / Education
caption_attribution_description: Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States Public School Districts
context_page_description: Center Township is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,162 at the 2000 census.
context_section_description: Residents of Center Township may attend the local, public schools operated by Midd-West School District which provides full day kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2013, the Midd-West School District's enrollment declined to 2,200 students. In 2011, Midd-West School District enrollment was 2,202 pupils. The District's enrollment was 2,388 pupils in 2005-2006 school year. Midd-West School District operates: Midd-West High School (8th-12th), Midd-West Middle School (6th-7th), Middleburg Elementary School (K-5th), and West Snyder Elementary School (K-5th). In 2013, Midd-West School District's graduation rate was 86%. In 2011, under the leadership of Dr. Wesley Knapp, Superintendent, Midd-West High School has placed on the state's Lowest Achieving Schools List.
  In 2013, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked Midd-West School District 313th out of 496 public schools for academic achievement of its pupils. In 2012, Midd-West School District achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) despite the low academic achievement at the high school. In 2011, under the leadership of Dr. Wesley Knapp, Superintendent, Midd-West High School was placed on the state's Lowest Achieving Schools List.
  High school aged students can attend the taxpayer funded SUN Area Technical Institute, located in New Berlin, Union County, for training in: the building trades, auto mechanics, the culinary arts, allied health careers and other areas. SUN Area Technical Institute is funded by a consortium of the school districts, which includes: Midd-West School District, Lewisburg Area School District, Shikellamy School District, Mifflinburg Area School District and Selinsgrove Area School District. The school district pays the tuition for the student.
  Center Township residents may also apply to attend any of the Commonwealth's 14 public cyber charter schools (in 2013) at no additional cost to the parents. This includes SusQ Cyber Charter School which is locally operated. The resident's public school district is required to pay the charter school and cyber charter school tuition for residents who attend these public schools. The tuition rate that Midd-West School District must pay was $9,626.31 in 2012. By Commonwealth law, if the District provides transportation for its own students, then the District must provide transportation to any school that lies within 10 miles of its borders. Residents may also seek admission for their school aged child to any other public school district. When accepted for admission, the student's parents are responsible for paying an annual tuition fee set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit #16 provides a wide variety of services to children living in its region which includes Center Township. Early screening and intervention, special education services, speech and hearing therapy, autistic support, preschool classes and many other services like driver education are available. Services for children during the preschool years are provided without cost to their families when the child is determined to meet eligibility requirements. Intermediate units receive taxpayer funding: through subsidies paid by member school districts; through direct charges to users for some services; through the successful application for state and federal competitive grants and through private grants.
  Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in Bloomsburg. It is one of the 14 state universities that make up the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Eleventh and twelfth grade students may attend the University at a significant tuition discount through its Dual Enrollment program earning college credits while still earning their high school diploma. The university operates a summer college program called ACE , where high school students can earn credits at a 75% tuition discount. The credits are transferable to many other Pennsylvania universities through the state's TRAC system. 
  Community members have access to the Snyder County Public Library System which is headquartered a
caption: Map of Snyder County, Pennsylvania public school districts showing Midd-West SD in pink
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