Poverty is rising in Lancaster County, according to a Dec. 19 Sunday News feature story by Paula Wolf.
Seven school districts within the county - including Octorara - have student poverty rates in the double digits, according to the news story. With 3,883 students, 16 percent of Octorara students ages 5-17 live in poverty, according to 2009 figures from the Census Bureau. This is higher than the national poverty rate of 14.3 percent.
You may read the story, which compares poverty rates in 17 school districts, at articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/326078