▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 6 4 . 7 %; ▁Dun more ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 3 3 . 8 %; ▁Lak eland ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 2 9 . 2 %; ▁Mid ▁Valley ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 4 9 . 2 %; ▁North ▁Po cono ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 3 1 . 3 %; ▁Old ▁For ge ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 4 1 . 7 %; ▁R ivers ide ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 4 3 . 4 %; ▁Sc r anton ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 6 3 . 7 %; ▁and ▁Valley ▁View ▁School ▁District ▁- ▁ 2 9 . 4 %. ▁ ▁B irth ▁rate ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Department ▁of ▁Health , ▁L ack aw anna ▁County ' s ▁live ▁birth ▁rate ▁was ▁ 2 , 6 6 4 ▁birth s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁county ' s ▁live ▁birth ▁rate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁ 2 , 1 4 8 ▁birth s , ▁while ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁b ab ies . ▁Over ▁the ▁past ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁( 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁rural ▁Pennsylvania ▁saw ▁a ▁steady ▁decl ine ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁number ▁and ▁proportion ▁of ▁residents ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁old . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁ 1 . 0 6 ▁million ▁rural ▁residents , ▁or ▁ 3 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁population , ▁were