State College Area School District

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The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a 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. This district operates 10 elementary schools, three secondary schools (two middle schools and one high school), and charters four schools for operation.

The State College Area School District serves approximately 7,300 students, and is the second largest employer in Central Pennsylvania. The Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Patricia Best; it is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of nine members.

1 Schools
2 State High Renovation Controversy
3 External links

[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary Schools

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] Middle schools

[edit] High school

State College Area High School and the Delta Program

[edit] Charter schools

Centre Learning Community
Nittany Valley Charter School
Wonderland Charter School
Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania

[edit] State High Renovation Controversy

There is a debate between school board members and an organization named State High Vision (SHV). The school board plans High School Facilities Plan to renovate one of the high school buildings and tear down the other. They say this is the most cost effective option and that they have looked at all of the options. State High Vision claims that the plan was decided on with little community input. SHV also doesn’t like the creation of what they deem a Mega school (3400 students in one building), claiming that students learn better in a smaller environment.