Norwin School District

The Norwin School District is a large, suburban public school district. It is located in the southwest corner of Westmoreland County. Norwin School District serves North Huntingdon, Irwin, and North Irwin, which are Pittsburgh suburbs. Approximately ten miles from Greensburg, the county seat, and twenty (20) miles from downtown Pittsburgh, off exit 67 (old exit 7) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the community covers twenty 28 square miles (73 km2) while serving as home to approximately 34,000 residents. In 2009, the districts residents' per capita income was $20,393, while the median family income was $50,728. Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Norwin School District provided basic educational services to 5,289 pupils. In 2008, the district employed 325 teachers, 225 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 27 administrators.

In 2007 the Pennsylvania Legislature commissioned a Costing Out Study to identify the cost of public education. Norwin School District was recognized as achieving high percentages of students scoring either advanced or proficient on PSSA math and reading tests; and having relatively low per-pupil expenditures. Norwin School District was one of only 87 schools districts that were identified as high performing in student achievement of the Pennsylvania Academic Standards. Efficiency was gauged by administrative spending, number of teachers per pupil and maintenance/operation spending per pupil.