| Sto-Rox School District | |
| Streetaddress: | 298 Ewing Road |
| City: | McKees Rocks |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Allegheny County |
| Zipcode: | 15136-3615 |
| Country: | USA |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | K-12 |
| Mascot: | Vikings |
| Colors: | Hunter green, White |
| Website: | http://www.srsd.k12.pa.us/ |
The Sto-Rox School District is a suburban, public school district in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses the borough of McKees Rocks along with Stowe Township. Sto-Rox School District encompasses approximately 3sqmi. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 13,330 people. By 2010, the district's population declined to 12,468 people.[1] In 2009, Sto-Rox School District residents' per capita income was $15,833, while the median family income was $33,343 a year.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[5]
As of 2006, the school districts' official colors changed from Kelly green and white to hunter green and white. The official mascot is the viking.
All elementary students of the Sto-Rox School District in grades K-3 attend Sto-Rox Primary Center in Kennedy Township. The school was built in 1997 and has an east and west wing. All middle school students in grades 4-6 attend Sto-Rox Upper Elementary in Kennedy Township. The state-of-the-art modern building was constructed in 2002. Both schools have convenient access to a nature trail which is located in the woods behind the buildings.
All secondary students (grades 7-12) attend Sto-Rox High School in Stowe Township. The building was built in 1926 as the Stowe Township High School, but became Sto-Rox High School in the 1967 when Stowe Township School District merged with the School District of the Borough of McKees Rocks, thus forming Sto-Rox.
Sto-Rox School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.
The district funds: