It includes the following census-designated places: Continental Courts, Hublersburg, Jacksonville, Mingoville, Nittany, Peru, Pleasant Gap, Snyderville, and Zion.

[1] Bellefonte Area School District encompasses approximately 115 square miles (300 km2).

The mascot for the Bellefonte Area School District has been the Red Raider, a Native American, since 1936.

A petition to replace the mascot was started in June 2020 following the George Floyd protests.

[4] On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the Bellefonte Area School District Board of Directors voted by a vote of 8-1 to retire the “Red Raider” logo after hearing from two dozen community members in support of the change.