List of school districts in Pennsylvania explained
This is a list of school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a U.S. state.
The article for each Pennsylvania county with more than one school district includes a map showing all public school districts in the county.
Circa the late 1960s the number of school districts was 2,277. The state government had passed laws encouraging these districts to merge with one another, so the figure fell to 669, and then 501, in the 1970s and then in 1981.[1] There are approximately 500 public school districts in Pennsylvania as of 2023.
School districts and community colleges are counted as separate governments by the U.S. Census Bureau. School districts are categorized by state law based on the number of people living within the district boundaries. The state has no school systems that are dependent on another layer of government.[2]
Intermediate Unit 1
Fayette County
Greene County
Washington County
Pittsburgh-Mt. Oliver IU 2
Allegheny County
- Pittsburgh School District (First Class A)
Allegheny IU 3
Allegheny County
Midwestern IU 4
Butler County
Lawrence County
Mercer County
Northwest Tri-County IU 5
Crawford County
Erie County
Warren County
Riverview IU 6
Clarion County
Clearfield County
Forest County
Jefferson County
Venango County
Westmoreland IU 7
Westmoreland County
Appalachia IU 8
Bedford County
Blair County
Cambria County
Somerset County
Seneca Highlands IU 9
Cameron County
Elk County
McKean County
Potter County
Central IU 10
Centre County
Clearfield County
Clinton County
Tuscarora IU 11
Fulton County
Huntingdon County
Juniata County
Mifflin County
Lincoln IU 12
Adams County
Franklin County
York County
Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13
Lancaster County
Lebanon County
Berks County IU 14
Berks County
Capital Area IU 15
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Perry County
York County
Central Susquehanna IU 16
Columbia County
Montour County
Northumberland County
Snyder County
Union County
BLaST IU 17
Bradford County
Lycoming County
Sullivan County
Tioga County
Luzerne IU 18
Luzerne County
Wyoming County
Northeastern Educational IU 19
Lackawanna County
Susquehanna County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Colonial IU 20
Monroe County
Northampton County
Pike County
Carbon-Lehigh IU 21
Carbon County
Lehigh County
Bucks County IU 22
Bucks County
Montgomery County IU 23
Montgomery County
Chester County IU 24
Chester County
Delaware County IU 25
Delaware County
Philadelphia IU 26
Philadelphia County
Beaver Valley IU 27
Beaver County
Defunct
ARIN IU 28
Armstrong County
Indiana County
Schuylkill IU 29
Schuylkill County
See also
Further reading
Notes and References
- News: Bailey . Laurie . April 10, 2015 . Keystone Oaks celebrates half century as school district . . February 28, 2020.
- Web site: Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-11-01. 1-2.