Carlisle Area School District

School district in Pennsylvania

Carlisle Area School District

Address
623 West Penn Street Carlisle , Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17013 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
District mascot	Thundering Herd; Bison
Other information
Website	www.carlisleschools.org

The Carlisle Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district that serves the boroughs of Carlisle and Mount Holly Springs and Dickinson Township and North Middleton Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Carlisle Area School District encompasses approximately 75 square miles (190 km²). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 34,794. in 2009, the residents' per capita income was $22,214, while the districts' median family income was $52,276.^[1]

Carlisle Area School District operates ten schools, including Carlisle High School, Lamberton Middle School, Wilson Middle School, Bellaire Elementary School, Crestview Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, LeTort Elementary School, Mooreland Elementary School, Mount Holly Springs Elementary School and North Dickinson Elementary School. The district is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.

Extracurriculars

Carlisle Area School District offers a wide variety of extracurriculars, including clubs, organizations and an extensive sports program. The district's varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Sports

The district funds:

Boys

Baseball - AAAA
Basketball- AAAA
Cross Country - Class AAA
Football - AAAA
Golf -AAA
Indoor Track and Field
Lacrosse - AAAA
Soccer - AAA
Swimming and Diving - Class AAA
Tennis - AAA
Track and Field - AAA
Volleyball - Class AAA
Wrestling - AAA

Girls

Basketball - AA
Cross Country - AAA
Field Hockey - AAA
Indoor Track and Field - AAA
Lacrosse - AAA
Soccer (Fall) - AAA
Softball - AAA
Swimming and Diving - AAA
Girls' Tennis - AA
Track and Field - AAA
Volleyball - AAA

Middle School Sports

Boys

Basketball
Cross Country
Soccer
Wrestling

Girls

Basketball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Softball (Fall)
Volleyball

According to PIAA directory July 2012 ^[2]

References

^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009
^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Big Spring	Big Spring High School
Camp Hill	Camp Hill High School
Carlisle Area	Carlisle High School
Cumberland Valley	Cumberland Valley High School
East Pennsboro Area	East Pennsboro High School
Mechanicsburg Area	Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
South Middleton	Boiling Springs High School

Other Schools
Charter schools	Commonwealth Connections Academy Charter School
Private schools	Bible Baptist School Faith Tabernacle School Harrisburg Academy Heritage Christian Academy Yellow Breeches Education Center
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg	Trinity High School
Shippensburg Area (partially located in Franklin County)	Shippensburg Area High School
West Shore (partially located in York County)	Cedar Cliff High School Red Land High School
Career and Technology School (VoTech)	Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School