About Our District

Wilmington Area School District is a two-county district located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The district spans the northern section of Lawrence County stretching from the Ohio border on the west to Butler County, Pennsylvania, on the east. The Mercer County portion of Wilmington Area School District just north of the Lawrence County line approximately mid-way between the western and eastern borders. The district is 26 miles west to east and approximately seven miles south to north. The district spans a large geographic area of 111 square miles.

Wilmington Area School District is composed of seven entities. Of those, six entities are in Lawrence County. These include New Wilmington Borough, Plain Grove Township, Pulaski Township, Volant Borough, Washington Township, and Wilmington Township. Mercer County contains one Wilmington Area School District entity, Wilmington Township. On July 1, 1966, Wilmington Area School District was created upon dissolution of the previous Wilmington Area Joint School System.

The district is a rural entity whose main industry is agriculture.  Wilmington Area has a market value/personal income aid ratio of .6086 which is a factor in the amount of state education funding received by the school district.

A key resource for the district is Westminster College, which is located in New Wilmington, PA. Westminster is a leading liberal arts college. Wilmington Area enjoys numerous benefits given the partnership between the college and the district. At times, the district uses college facilities for commencement, music concerts, theatre programs, and swimming.

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