The Mechanicsburg Area School District is a midsized, suburban,

public school Public school may refer to: * State school (known as a public school in many countries), a no-fee school, publicly funded and operated by the government * Public school (United Kingdom), certain elite fee-charging independent schools in England an ...

district serving the

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

suburbs of Mechanicsburg and Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Mechanicsburg Area School District encompasses approximately . According to the 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 25,901. In 2010, the population had grown to 28,664 people. The US Census Bureau reported that district residents'

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

was $23,507 while the median family income was $60,722 a year. Mechanicsburg Area School District operates: Kindergarten Academy, Broad Street Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, Shepherdstown Elementary School, Upper Allen Elementary School, Elmwood Academy, Mechanicsburg Middle School and

Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School is a secondary school located on 500 South Broad Street in the borough of Mechanicsburg, west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Mechanicsburg Area School District. Communities Mechani ...

. In addition, the District owns the Trails & Trees Environmental Center, education area behind the middle school.

Extracurriculars

Mechanicsburg Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The District funds: ;Boys: *

Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...

- AAAA *

Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

- AAAA * Cross Country - Class AAA * Football - AAAA *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

-AAA *Soccer - AAA *

Swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

and

Diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), a ...

- Class AAA *Tennis - AAA *

Track and Field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

- AAA *

Water Polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

- Class AAAA *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

- AAA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAAA *Cross Country - AAA *Field Hockey - AAA *Golf - AAA *Soccer (Fall) - AAA *Softball - AAAA *Girls' Tennis - AAA *Track and Field - AAA *Volleyball - AAA *Water Polo - AAAA ;Middle School Sports: ;Boys: *Basketball *Cross County *Football *Soccer *Wrestling ;Girls: *Basketball *Cross Country *Field Hockey *Volleyball According to PIAA directory July 2012

References

{{Cumberland County, Pennsylvania School Districts Susquehanna Valley School districts in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania