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Welcome to Physical Plant and Facilities! Our staff performs the custodial, maintenance and grounds services for 15 district buildings encompassing over 265 acres containing 1.6 million square feet of interior space. In the pursuit of providing the best possible learning environment for our children, our office is responsible for developing and managing projects to improve our facilities. Currently, we are working closely with architects and engineers to design and build an addition to Mount Nittany Elementary and a new Park Forest Middle School, and are completing a new office building next to Community Field.
Fast Facts
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Buildings
150
Square-mile Area
6783
Student Enrollment
265
Acres of Land
District News
A team of Park Forest Middle School students captured three national championships and finished as runners-up in three other events at the 47th National Technology Student Association Conference.
Following the resignation of Board of Directors member Dan Kolbe, which was effective June 18, 2025, the SCASD Board of Directors held a special meeting on July 1. At the meeting, the board selected Jesse Barlow as the new member with a 7-1 vote.
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.
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.
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.
For the 12th consecutive year, and the 21th time since 2000, the State College Area School District has received one of the Best Communities for Music Education in America designation from the National Association of Music Merchants.