Editing State College, Pennsylvania (section)

===Primary and secondary schools===
{{Main|State College Area School District}}
The [[State College Area School District]] operates eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in and around State College, enrolling 6,712 students.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.scasd.org/our-district/about-the-district|publisher= State College Area School District|title= About the District}}</ref> The borough is home to three out of the eight elementary schools: Coral Street, Radio Park, and Easterly Parkway. Mount Nittany Middle School serves most of the borough except for College Heights, while the entire district is served by the [[State College Area High School]].

The school district began in 1896 in the two-story Frazier Street school.<ref>{{cite web|title= history|url= https://www.scasd.org/our-district/about-the-district/history/introduction|publisher= State College Area School District}}</ref> In 1914 the State College High School, now known as the Fairmount Building, opened on Fraser Street. In 1957 high school students began moving into a new school on Westerly Parkway. In 1981 the Delta Program, a democratic [[charter school]] governed by students, moved into the Fairmount Building.<ref>{{cite web|title= State College High School|url= https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=135620}}</ref> In 2019 the Delta Program moved into the North Building on Westerly Parkway.<ref>{{cite web|first= Keely|last= Doll|title= 1 year after State College proposed making the Delta Program its own school, what's next?|date= March 15, 2024|publisher= Centre Daily Times|url= https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/article286701660.html}}</ref> The Fairmount Building now hosts the Reclaiming Individual Talent (RIT) program.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.scasd.org/academics/special-programs-services/reclaiming-individual-talent-rit-program/reclaiming-individual-talent-rit-program|publisher= State College Area School District|title= Reclaiming Individual Talent (RIT) Program}}</ref>

The Borough is home to other charter schools, such as Centre Learning Community Charter School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clccharter.org|title=Home|website=CLC Charter School}}</ref> Nittany Valley Charter School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nvcs.org|title=Nittany Valley Charter School|website=Nittany Valley Charter School}}</ref> and Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yscp.org|title=YSCP Charter School – YSCP Charter School|website=Yscp.org}}</ref>

Private schools include Our Children's Center Montessori School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.occmontessori.org|title=Our Children's Center – A Montessori Preschool – Downtown State College Pennsylvania|website=Occmontessori.org}}</ref> Our Lady of Victory Catholic School,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olvcatholicschool.org|title=Our Lady of Victory Catholic School K-8 / Overview|website=Olvcatholicschool.org}}</ref> and the State College Friends School.<ref>{{cite web |title=State College Friends School |url=https://www.scfriends.org/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=State College Friends School}}</ref>