Mohawk Area School District

Mohawk Area School District is a rural, public school system in Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mohawk Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles (260 km²). It is the largest school district in Lawrence County by area, serving the boroughs of Bessemer, New Beaver and SNPJ, as well as the townships of Mahoning (except for the southeastern part), Little Beaver, and North Beaver. According to 2010 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 10,850 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,048, while the median family income was $42,756.[1] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[2] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[3]

Mohawk Area School District
Address
325 Mohawk School Road Western Pennsylvania Bessemer , Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, 16112-0025 United States
Coordinates	40.978545°N 80.454359°W / 40.978545; -80.454359 (Mohawk Area School District)
District information
Type	Public
Motto	We Achieve
Students and staff
Athletic conference	WPIAL Dist. 7
Colors	Red, black, and white
Other information
Website	mohawk.k12.pa.us/mohawk/site/default.asp

Mohawk Area School District operates 2 schools, Mohawk Elementary School and Mohawk Junior Senior High School. The high school was built in 1963. In 1983, the elementary was constructed in an adjacent space of land to the high school. The district produces a newsletter/newspaper called "The Mohawk News" that is delivered to every addressee in the school district every season. The Lawrence County Career and Technical Center is an alternative facility for students in grades 10–12.