Saint Clair Area School District Explained

Saint Clair Area School District
Streetaddress:227 South Mill Street
City:Saint Clair
County:Schuylkill County
Zipcode:17970-1338
Affiliation:Pottsville Area School District
Type:Public
Mascot:Saints
Website:http://www.saintclairsd.org/

The St. Clair Area School District is a diminutive, suburban public school district in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of St. Clair, it also encompasses the boroughs of Middleport and New Philadelphia, plus the townships of Blythe Township, New Castle Township, and East Norwegian Township. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Saint Clair Area School District encompasses approximately 48sqmi. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 7,020. By 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the district's resident population declined to 6,695 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the St. Clair Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.6% high school graduates and 9.8% college graduates.[2]

St. Clair Area School District operates one school that provides Kindergarten through 8th grades. High school students attend Pottsville Area High School through an agreement under which Saint Clair Area School District pays tuition for each student. Saint Clair Area School District provides transport for the students to and from Pottsville Area School District High School.

St. Clair Area School District has an extensive staff for hearing-impaired students. The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU 29 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

The district provides taxpayer-funded musical instrument lessons. There is a school band.[3]

Notes and References

  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. Web site: School District Comparative Analysis Profiles . proximityone . 2014.
  3. Web site: SCASD Extracurricular Activities . February 10, 2011.