Richboro, Bucks County, Pa

Richboro is a community in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 6,678 at the 2000 census.

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History
Northampton Township was originally settled by English colonists who came with William Penn on his voyage to Pennsylvania. They named it after Northampton, the county town of Northamptonshire, England. Northampton Township was incorporated in 1722.

Notable Natives
Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line and Person L was born in Churchville.
Jay Wright, coach of Villanova men's basketball, was born in Churchville.

Education
Richboro is in the Council Rock School District. The Council Rock School District is located in lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its administrative offices are located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It spends over US$ 9,000 per secondary student per year (not including special education students). Due to the typically high income of the student's families in the area, the district tends to contain more affluent students.

The district covers 75 square miles and comprises five Bucks County municipalities:

Newtown Borough
Newtown Township
Northampton Township
Upper Makefield Township
Wrightstown Township

As of the 1990 census, the total population of the school district was approximately 60,000. The school district educates 12,000 students, K-12, and has approximately 956 teachers and supervisors, as well as clerical, custodial, maintenance and cafeteria employees who support the instructional program. The school district is by far the largest employer in the area. The school district operates fifteen schools total: ten elementary schools (grades K-6), three middle schools (grades 7-8), and two high school (grades 9-12). Council Rock is also one of four participating school districts in the Middle Bucks Area Vocational-Technical School located in Jamison, PA.

Council Rock had only one high school until the 2002-2003 academic year, when the high schools split into CR-North (the Indians) and CR-South (the Golden Hawks). Before 1969, the high school was located in the building now used for the Newtown Middle School.

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