The Octorara Area School District is a small, rural–urban fringe, public school district serving Parkesburg, Atglen, Christiana, West Sadsbury Township, Sadsbury Township, West Fallowfield Township, Highland Township, and Londonderry Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The district encompasses approximately 93 square miles, with access along Pennsylvania Route 41. Just 10 miles south of U.S. Route 30 and 9 miles north of U.S. Route 1, the district is within 30 miles of Lancaster; Reading; and Wilmington, DE.
As of 2009, the Octorara Area School District employed 203 professional staff and 157 support staff. Within the faculty, 31 have over 20 years of experience, 161 have a master’s degree or equivalent, and 5 have Doctorate degrees. The district consists of three elementary schools, and a combined middle school and high school. The Primary Learning Center includes grades K-2, Elementary School grades 3–4, Intermediate School grades 5–6, Junior-Senior High School grades 7–12.
