The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) is a branch of the

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, and is the largest of the 29

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in 1971, and is headquartered in Homestead. The AIU provides specialized education services to 42 suburban public school districts and five career and technical centers in

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. The agency, which has about 1,200 employees at nearly 400 sites throughout the county, also operates 10 family centers and three schools for exceptional children. Funded by federal, state, county and private grants, the AIU coordinates more than 130 programs designed to help infants, young children, students and adults. In 2020, the programs offered by the AIU served more than 113,000 students in public schools.

Leadership and Governance

The AIU's Board of Directors has 13 members, elected from Allegheny County's 42 suburban public school districts.
Dr. Robert Scherrer
is the agency's executive director.

Public School Districts served

* Allegheny Valley School District *

Avonworth School District The Avonworth School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Avonworth School District encompasses approximately 11 square miles. The district serves the Boroughs of Ben Avon, Ben Avon ...

Baldwin-Whitehall School District The Baldwin-Whitehall School District is a large, suburban, public school district which serves the boroughs of Baldwin and Whitehall and Baldwin Township in Pennsylvania. Baldwin-Whitehall School District encompasses approximately . Accordin ...

* Bethel Park School District * Brentwood Borough School District *

Carlynton School District The Carlynton School District is a small, suburban, public school district located approximately six miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is ...

Chartiers Valley School District Chartiers Valley School District is a suburban borough school district that serves an area southwest of Pittsburgh, including the Boroughs of Bridgeville and Heidelberg and Collier Township and Scott Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, ...

Clairton City School District The Clairton City School District is a diminutive, suburban, public school district. The Clairton City School District encompasses approximately serving the City of Clairton in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census d ...

* Cornell School District *

Deer Lakes School District The Deer Lakes School District is a small, suburban, K-12 public school district near Pittsburgh which covers East Deer, Frazer, and West Deer townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Deer Lakes School District encompasses approximately ...

Duquesne City School District Duquesne City School District is a small suburban public school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It is located in the east hills of Allegheny County, and serves the City of Duquesne, a former mill town on the banks of the Monongahela Rive ...

* East Allegheny School District *

Elizabeth Forward School District The Elizabeth Forward School District is a small, suburban public school district covering the Borough of Elizabeth and the townships of Elizabeth and Forward Townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district is located approximately ...

Fox Chapel Area School District Fox Chapel Area School District is a public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Aspinwall, Blawnox, Fox Chapel Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an ...

* Gateway School District * Hampton Township School District *

Highlands School District The Highlands School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Highlands, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2016–17 school year, Highlands was tied for t ...

Keystone Oaks School District Keystone Oaks School District is a small, public school district in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district consists of 3 non-contiguous communities and encompasses approximately . It was formed in 1965 after the merger of three smaller ...

McKeesport Area School District The McKeesport Area School District is a school district serving the City of McKeesport, and boroughs of Versailles, Dravosburg and White Oak (except for a small portion) and South Versailles Township (except for a small portion). Establishe ...

Montour School District The Montour School District is a mid-sized, suburban public school district. The district serves Kennedy Township, Robinson Township, Ingram, Thornburg and Pennsbury Village, which are western suburbs of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is ...

Moon Area School District The Moon Area School District is located about 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It serves a portion of the West Hills/Airport Area and comprises Crescent and Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the ...

Mt. Lebanon School District The Mt. Lebanon School District is the public school system in Allegheny County for residents of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. History The Mt. Lebanon School District was established by decree of the Court ...

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 ...

North Hills School District The North Hills School District is a public school district in the northern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It serves an area of 14.6 square miles, including Ross Township, and West View. As of the 2018–2019 school year, North Hills Sch ...

Northgate School District Northgate School District is a diminutive, suburban, public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Bellevue and Avalon, Pennsylvania. Northgate School District encompasses approximately . According t ...

Penn Hills School District Penn Hills School District (PHSD) is a mid-sized public school district located in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny Coun ...

Pine-Richland School District The Pine-Richland School District is a mid-sized, suburban public school district serving northern Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pine-Richland School District encompasses approximately serving residents of Pine Township and of ...

Plum Borough School District The Plum Borough School District is a midsized, suburban public school district serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Plum. Plum Borough School District encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resid ...

Quaker Valley School District The Quaker Valley School District is an Allegheny County, Pennsylvania school district covering the Boroughs of Sewickley, Leetsdale, Edgeworth, Glen Osborne, Sewickley Hills, Sewickley Heights, Bell Acres, Haysville and Glenfield, as wel ...

* Riverview School District *

Shaler Area School District Shaler Area School District is a large, urban and suburban public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Shaler Area School District encompasses approximately in Pittsburgh's northern suburbs, including Shaler Township, Et ...

South Allegheny School District South Allegheny School District is a suburban, public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It serves the Pittsburgh suburbs of Port Vue, Liberty, Glassport, and Lincoln. South Allegheny School District encompasses approxima ...

South Fayette Township School District The South Fayette Township School District is a suburban, public school district serving the Pittsburgh suburb of South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . In 2010, the district's population was 14,416 peop ...

South Park School District South Park School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in southern Allegheny County. It serves the residents of South Park Township, a suburb of Pittsburgh. South Park School District encompasses approximately square mile ...

Steel Valley School District The Steel Valley School District is a small, suburban public school district in the state of Pennsylvania. It is located to the southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. It serves the boroughs of Homestead, Munhall, and West Homestead, former mill ...

Sto-Rox School District The Sto-Rox School District is a suburban, public school district in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses the borough of McKees Rocks along with Stowe Township. Sto-Rox School District encompasses approximately . According t ...

Upper St. Clair School District The Upper St Clair School District is a public school district serving the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 10 square mile The square mile (abbreviated as sq mi and sometimes as mi ...

West Allegheny School District The West Allegheny School District is a midsized, suburban public school district which is located in the western corner of Allegheny County, approximately from downtown Pittsburgh. The district comprises Findlay Township, North Fayette Townsh ...

West Jefferson Hills School District West Jefferson Hills School District is a midsized, suburban, public school system for residents of Jefferson Hills, West Elizabeth, and Pleasant Hills. Each of these South Hills communities are suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. West Jefferso ...

West Mifflin Area School District West Mifflin Area School District is a suburban, public school district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in the south hills of Allegheny County. It serves the boroughs of West Mifflin West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny ...

Wilkinsburg School District The Wilkinsburg School District is a small, urban public school district serving the mostly African American Municipality of Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . According to 2000 federal census data, it served a ...

Woodland Hills School District Woodland Hills School District is a public school district located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, serving twelve municipalities in the Pittsburgh area; Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Forest H ...

Career and Technology Centers Served

* A.W. Beattie Career Center * Forbes Road Career & Technology Center * McKeesport Career & Technology Center * Parkway West Career & Technology Center * Steel Center Career Technical School

The Role of Intermediate Units

Pennsylvania’s intermediate units were created in 1971 in an effort to help school districts operate more efficiently and meet the specialized needs of their students. Since then, these education agencies have evolved into an important resource on which school districts rely. School districts and intermediate units are separate legal entities. Intermediate units have no legal jurisdiction over school districts and do not control school districts. On the contrary, intermediate units exist to serve school districts and provide leadership which will improve local operations. Although intermediate units are an extension of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, they differ greatly from local school districts in several ways.

References

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