State College Area School District

School district in Pennsylvania

State College Area School District

Location

State College, Pennsylvania

United States
District information
Type| Public
Motto| "To prepare students for lifelong success through excellence in education"
Superintendent| Curtis Johnson
Students and staff
Students| 6,761
Teachers| 634 in 2016 [1]
Staff| approximately 1,410
Athletic conference| Mid-Penn Conference
District mascot| Little Lion
Colors| Maroon and Gray
Other information
Website| State College Area School District

The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a large, suburban and rural public school district based in State College, Pennsylvania.

The district's territory includes the borough of State College, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, Harris, and Patton. It also includes a portion of Benner Township.[2] 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. This district operates nine elementary schools, three secondary schools (two middle schools and one high school), one democratic program of choice (middle and high school,) and four public charter schools.

## Extracurriculars

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The district offers an extensive extracurricular program for elementary through high school students, including: clubs, activities and sports.[3][4] The district's athletics programs are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.[5]

### Sports

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The District funds:

Boys

* Baseball \- AAAA
* Basketball\- AAAA
* Cross Country \- AAA
* Football \- AAAA
* Golf \- AAA
* Indoor Track and Field - AAA
* Lacrosse \- AAAA
* Soccer \- AAA
* Swimming and Diving \- AAA
* Tennis \- AAA
* Track and Field \- AAA
* Volleyball \- AAA
* Wrestling \- AAA

Girls

* Basketball - AAAA
* Cheer - AAAA
* Cross Country - AAA
* Indoor Track and Field - AAAA
* Field Hockey \- AAA
* Golf - AAA
* Lacrosse - AAAA
* Rugby \- AAAA
* Soccer (Fall) - AAA
* Softball \- AAAA
* Swimming and Diving - AAA
* Girls' Tennis - AAA
* Track and Field - AAA
* Volleyball \- AAA

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Middle School Sports

Boys

* Basketball
* Football
* Soccer
* Track and Field
* Wrestling

Girls

* Basketball
* Cheer
* Field Hockey
* Soccer
* Softball
* Track and Field
* Volleyball

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According to the 2018-2019 SCASD Middle School Student Handbook

## See also

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* Saxe v. State College Area School District

## References

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1. ^ National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - State College Area School District, 2010
2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Centre County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-07-18. \- Text list
3. ^ State College Area School Board Policy Manual Extracurriculars Policy
4. ^ State College Area School Board Policy (2011). "Interscholastic Athletics Eligibility Standards". `{{cite web}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
5. ^ "State College Area School District Student Athlete Handbook" (PDF).

## External links

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* Official website
* High School Facilities Project
* State High Vision
* The Sensible Solution
* Vote for Change
* Friends of Lemont School
* Centre Daily Times article--"History, Craftsmanship Make Lemont School Worth Saving

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State College Borough

Metropolitan area|

* State College
* College
* Harris
* Patton
* Ferguson
* Centre County
* Happy Valley
* State College-DuBois CSA

Education|

* Pennsylvania State University
* University Park Campus
* State College Area School District
* State College Area High School
* Schlow Centre Region Library

Culture/Arts|

* State Theatre
* Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts

Industry|

* Pennsylvania State University
* Innovation Park
* AccuWeather
* Minitab

Transportation|

* State College Regional Airport
* Centre Area Transportation Authority

Sports|

* State College Spikes
* Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

Shopping|

* Nittany Mall
* Colonnade at State College

Newspapers|

* The Daily Collegian
* The Centre Daily Times

Television|

* WPSU-TV (3.1 PBS, 3.2 Create, 3.3 World, 3.4 PBS Kids)
* WJAC-TV (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Charge!, 6.3 Comet, 6.4 CW+)
* WWCP-TV (8.1 Fox, 8.2 ABC, 8.3 TBD, 8.4 Get)
* WTAJ-TV (10.1 CBS, 10.2 Mystery, 10.3 Laff, 10.4 Grit)
* WATM-TV (23.1 ABC, 23.2 Fox, 23.3 Cozi, 23.4 Merit)
* WKBS-TV (47.1 COR, 47.2 Court, 47.3 Bounce, 47.4 Ion, 47.5 Dabl, 47.6 Ion+, 47.7 [blank], 47.8 Scripps, 47.9 Faith & Family)

Radio|

* W227DV
* W268BB
* W272EN
* W279DK
* W292EZ
* WBHV
* WBLF
* WBUS
* WCOB
* WEJO-LP
* WFGE
* WFXS
* WGJC
* WKPA
* WKPS
* WLEJ
* WLGJ
* WNLI
* WOWY
* WPSU
* HD2
* HD3
* WQWK
* WRSC-FM
* HD3
* WRXV
* WSOV-LP
* WTLR
* WXM59
* WZWW

Other|

* Alpha Fire Company
* Mount Nittany Medical Center

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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