The Blackhawk School District is a small, rural public school district that spans portions of two counties in Pennsylvania, United States. Blackhawk School District encompasses approximately 64sqmi. In Beaver County it covers the boroughs of Darlington, Patterson Heights and West Mayfield and Chippewa Township, Darlington Township, Patterson Township and South Beaver Township. In Lawrence County it covers the borough of Enon Valley. According to 2000 federal census, it serves a resident population of 17,322. By 2010, the district's population increased to 17,765. 93.6% of Blackhawk School District's residents (25 years old and over) were high school graduates and 24.1% were college graduates. It is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 27.9% of the district’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level as shown by their eligibility for federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education reported that 15 students in the Blackhawk School District were homeless. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $21,310, while the median family income was $52,242. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 The United States median family income was $49,445 in 2010. In Blackhawk County, the median household income was $49,217. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the US was $53,700.
