Editing Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Education==
In its early history, education in Wilkinsburg was completely private. Many schools were started by different teachers and held in their homes. The Wilkinsburg Academy, founded in 1852, was the beginning of large-scale schooling. The borough adopted the Free Common School Act of 1834 in 1840; James Kelly loaned money for the first common school, which served until 1850. From this time, the number of students rose exponentially. By 1910, there were 4,253 students in six public schools.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Wilkinsburg: Images of America|last=Wilkinsburg Historical Society|publisher=Arcadia Pub.|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7385-4917-0|location=Charleston, SC|pages=35–50}}</ref> 
Today, Wilkinsburg School District consists of two elementary schools, Kelly Primary and Turner Intermediate schools. Due to lack of funding, Wilkinsburg's Junior and Senior High schools closed in 2016. The district now outsources Junior and Senior High School education to [[Westinghouse High School (Pittsburgh)|Westinghouse High School]] in the [[Pittsburgh Public Schools|Pittsburgh Public School district]].

Wilkinsburg is also home to the Sister [[Thea Bowman]] Catholic Academy. This is a [[Catholic]] elementary school which was formed as a merger of St. James School in Wilkinsburg and Holy Rosary in [[Homewood (Pittsburgh)]]. The new school is housed in the former St. James School building and educates children from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.