The Berwick Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district. Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles (260 km2), spanning portions of two central Pennsylvania counties. In Columbia County it covers the Boroughs of Berwick and Briar Creek and Briar Creek Township. In Luzerne County it covers the Borough of Nescopeck and Hollenback Township, Nescopeck Township and Salem Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 22,622. By 2010, the District's population had declined to 22,332 people. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 82.1% high school graduates and 13.7% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylva