Corry School History
City of Corry Education Booklet c. 1909, Click photo to download a PDF (5MB)
The Corry Area School District began when a small building opened its doors to serve just 150 students in the winter of 1863.
At this time, the region’s oil boom was attracting increasing numbers of people to the area; to meet the educational needs of the families’ children, facilities expanded to five new buildings over the next 10 years: Union School, Wayne School, Fairview School, Hatch School, and Washington School.
The district continued to grow throughout the turn of the 20th century with the additions of Concord School in 1886, Harding Elementary School in 1923, and Wright School in 1924.
Expansion slowed until 1953, the year the newly formed Corry Area Schools Authority pushed for the successful construction of the Corry Area Junior-Senior High School.
Today, the Corry Area School District spans Crawford, Erie, and Warren Counties and encompasses first-class educational facilities that include Columbus, Conelway, Corry Area, and Spartansburg Elementary Schools as well as Corry Area Middle School, Corry Area High School, and the Corry Area Career & Technical Center.
