North Allegheny School District
North Allegheny School District is a large, suburban public school district located in McCandless, Pennsylvania, about north of Pittsburgh. It serves an area of , including Marshall Township, McCandless Township, and the boroughs of Bradford Woods and Franklin Park. According to the 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 47,531. By 2021, the district's population increased to 50,023. In 2009, the District residents' per capita income was $35,130, while the median family income was $81,636. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family  income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. By 2021, the median household income in the United States rose to $78,500. The North Allegheny School District serves 8,493 students with 581 teachers. The district was ranked one of the best school districts in Allegheny County in 2021. The North Allegheny School District has 7 elementary schools, Franklin Elementary, Marshall Elementary, Bradford Woods Elementary, Peebles Elementary, Hosack Elementary, McKnight Elementary, and Ingomar Elementary. North Allegheny School District has 3 middle schools, Marshall Middle School, Ingomar Middle School, and  Carson Middle School. North Allegheny has 1 intermediate High School, North Allegheny Intermediate High School North Allegheny has 1 senior high school, North Allegheny Senior High School Six of the North Allegheny School District's schools (both high schools, all three middle schools, and an elementary school) have received the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award. The senior high school offers 17 Advanced Placement courses, and both high schools offer a combined 32 honors courses. The class of 2008 had 19 National Merit Finalists. In 2014, North Allegheny was ranked by Niche as the ninth best school district in  America and the third best in Pennsylvania. North Allegheny Senior High School was ranked by Niche as the thirty-third best public high school in America and second best in the state. In 2021, the North Allegheny School District was ranked one of the best school districts in Allegheny County. North Allegheny Senior High School students may choose to attend A.W. Beattie Career Center for training in the vocational trades. The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU3) provides the district with a wide variety of services, such as specialized education, hearing, speech, and visual disability services, and professional development for staff and  faculty. Extracurriculars. The North Allegheny School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. Athletics, Facilities, and Activities. The school district offers 24 varsity sports. During the 2004–2005 school year, nine of these sports took WPIAL titles, 18 took section titles, one took a PIAA title. Additionally, the inline hockey team won the 2005 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Roller Hockey League "Penguin Cup". The 2005–2006 school year heralded the following WPIAL wins for the Tigers: Cross-Country, Swimming, and Softball, in addition to a PIRHL championship for Inline Hockey. In the 2006–2007 School Year, North Allegheny Cross-Country  and Field Hockey teams both won the WPIAL. Winter sports such as Gymnastics and Swimming also captured WPIAL titles, with Swimming taking 3rd in the PIAA. In addition, the Ice Hockey team captured the WPIHL and PIHL Championships. For the 2007 Spring, Boys Volleyball took the WPIAL Championship. The 2007–2008 resulted in four WPIAL Titles: Boys Cross-Country, Field Hockey, Boys Swimming, and Boys Volleyball. North Allegheny's primary athletic rival is neighboring district North Hills, and this rivalry has often become extremely intense. The school district owns Newman Stadium which seats 7,500, and a $5.1 million multi-purpose  athletic facility called the Baierl Center. In addition, North Allegheny has 31 playing fields, a 6-lane 25 yard pool, 2 400 meter tracks, and 14 tennis courts. North Allegheny also has an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) unit. Between 2010 and 2012, football won 2 PIAA titles and 3 WPIAL titles. The Tigers are the first team in WPIAL history to win three straight Quad A Championships. Between 2005 and 2013, boys cross country won 1 PIAA title and 9 WPIAL titles. Since the program's inception in 1960, the team has won 27 WPIAL championships  – the most of any team in any sport in the WPIAL. In addition to the school sponsored sports, there are also boys and girls student run Ultimate Frisbee teams. In 2015, the boys team won the Pennsylvania High School Championship. Transportation. North Allegheny operates their own fleet. North Allegheny transportation fleet is based at the Marshall campus and the NA Transportation Department on Hillvue Lane. Their fleet transports over 9,200 students to 16 different schools and consists of 128 vehicles used to pick up students living throughout the district.