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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.
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15
Buildings
150
Square-mile Area
6783
Student Enrollment
265
Acres of Land
District News
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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 and chef Zach Lorber in the kitchen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749056186/scasdorg/sgicmbfiye68emua52fi/CulinarCakes1.jpg","width":1200}])
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.
![Collage photo of National Merit students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748873700/scasdorg/ls9myi5qtvrs166lursc/NationalMerit2025.jpg","width":1200}])
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.
![A music teacher works with three students in the classroom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748871070/scasdorg/annal94p5ilr97lidmz5/PassionPals8_1.jpg","width":1200}])
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.
![State championship team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748609542/scasdorg/vowfyihirjwdhdzaoek7/States3.jpg","width":1200}])
On the strength of three gold medals, the State College boys’ track and field team won the 2025 PIAA Track and Field Championship on May 21 at Shippensburg University.
![Students work on experiments in Bob White's class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748534819/scasdorg/dh3c9gk4zsnafwdgxtto/PhysicsClass5.jpg","width":1200}])
This year in a new State High course, Emma Brown learned much about complex physics — and taught a bit of it, too. The innovative course is the brainchild of physics teacher Bob White, and lecture topics included nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, crystal structure, and nanotechnology.