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Welcome to the State College Area School District, home of the Little Lions! We have 11 schools and the Delta Program, an alternative, democratic community for grades 6-12, with an annual enrollment of about 6,800 drawn from State College and five townships. Our faculty and staff take pride in providing the best possible academic experiences, support services, and extracurricular opportunities for students. Each year, we are ranked among the top 5 percent of districts statewide for instruction, and we perennially receive the Best Communities in Music Education Award.
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Student Enrollment
1,935
People Employed
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Largest County Employer
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District News
![A boy sits on a swing looking sad]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750258348/scasdorg/j6c3pzu1algmkrxk6tco/SleeplessTile.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750258348/scasdorg/j6c3pzu1algmkrxk6tco/SleeplessTile.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1750258348/scasdorg/j6c3pzu1algmkrxk6tco/SleeplessTile.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750258348/scasdorg/j6c3pzu1algmkrxk6tco/SleeplessTile.jpg","width":1200}])
State College Area High School held its inaugural State College OSCARs (SCOSCARs), recognizing student filmmakers across six categories. Eleventh-grader Nate Tranell won Best Picture for "The Sleepless Watch," a 19-minute psychological drama.
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Tristan Rogers, a senior, won a gold medal at the SkillsUSA state culinary competition, qualifying him for the SkillsUSA Nationals Skills and Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga.
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Emma Brown, Anna Coupland, Maya Dombroskie, Claire Fox, Yulian Itskov-Curto, Hannah Kifer, Joshua Lin, Ayla Marvasti, Thea Miller-Priddy, and Constantine Pan were among the approximately 15,000 students nationwide who reached the finalist stage for a National Merit Scholarship.