State College Area School District
| State College Area School District | |
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State College, Pennsylvania United States |
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| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "We are the future!" |
| Superintendent | Robert O'Donnell; $197,500 + additional $10,000 403b |
| Budget | $146,985,66(2016–17) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 6,750 |
| Teachers | 634 in 2016 |
| Staff | approximately 1,410 |
| District mascot | The Little Lion |
| Colors | Maroon & Gray |
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| Per pupil spending | $15,467 (2010) |
| Per pupil spending | $21,629 (2016) |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES $11,343.06, HS- 12,296.17 |
| Website | State College Area School District |
The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a large, suburban/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 2007-08. The State College Area School District provides schooling for approximately 6,750 students in the 2015-16 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.
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