The Bellefonte Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district which covers the Borough of Bellefonte and Benner Township, Marion Township, Spring Township and Walker Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Bellefonte Area School District encompasses approximately 115 square miles (300 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 21,480. By 2010, the district's population increased to 25,351 people. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $18,308 a year, while the median family income was $46,786.

According to district officials, in school year 2007-08 the Bellefonte Area School District provided basic educational services to 2,946 pupils. In 2008, it employed 243 teachers, 178 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 27 administrators. Bellefonte Area School District received more than $12.5 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. In school year 2009-10, the district provided basic educational services to 2,910 pupils through the employment of 239 teachers, 180 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 27 administrators.