Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles (260 km2), spanning portions of two central Pennsylvania counties.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 49.8% of the Berwick Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.

It employed: 252 teachers, 317 full-time and part-time support personnel, and increased to 17 administrators.

Berwick Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic athletics.

Berwick is the only public school district in Columbia County that does not participate in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference.