page_title: State College Area School District
hierarchical_section_title: State College Area School District
caption_attribution_description: Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Public School Districts
context_page_description: The State College Area School District is a large, suburban and rural public school district based in State College, Pennsylvania that serves students and includes public schools in the Borough of State College, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton. State College Area School District encompasses approximately 150 square miles. According to 2008 local census data, the district served a resident population of 86,106. Per District officials, the State College Area School District provided basic educational services to 6,750 pupils as of June 2016. The district employs about 634 teachers, 720 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 40 administrators. State College Area School District received more than $16.9 million in state funding in school year 2007–2008. The State College Area School District provides schooling for approximately 6,750 students in the 2015–2016 school year. The District is the third largest employer in Centre County. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nine members. Each board member is elected for a four-year term of office.
context_section_description: The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a large, suburban and rural public school district based in State College, Pennsylvania that serves students and includes public schools in the Borough of State College, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton. State College Area School District encompasses approximately 150 square miles (390 km²). According to 2008 local census data, the district served a resident population of 86,106. Per District officials, the State College Area School District provided basic educational services to 6,750 pupils as of June 2016 (down from 7,096 pupils in 2010). The district employs about  634 teachers, 720 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 40 administrators. State College Area School District received more than $16.9 million in state funding (15 percent of budget) in school year 2007–2008. The State College Area School District provides schooling for approximately 6,750 students in the 2015–2016 school year. The District is the third largest employer in Centre County. It is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nine members. Each board member is elected for a four-year term of office. The SCASD is a member of seven demographically similar school districts in Pennsylvania. The cohort includes: Abington, Cumberland Valley, Lower Merion, North Allegheny, Parkland, State College Area, and Tredyffrin-Easttown school districts.  About 20 percent (569 students) of the district's 8,100 school age K-12 student base are now enrolled in alternative (private, parochial, and charter) schools.
  This district operates nine elementary schools, three secondary schools (two middle schools and one high school), and four public charter schools.
caption: State College Area School District region in Centre County
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