Its administrative offices are located in Hayfield Township outside Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Penncrest School District encompasses approximately 400 square miles.

According to 2000 federal census data it serves a resident population of 24,780 people.

The name PENNCREST is derived from the words Pennsylvania, Cambridge Springs, Randolph, East Mead, Saegertown, and Townville.

Its plant was reduced to its current composition by the decommissioning of several elementary and middle schools during the 1990s and 2000s.