Highlands School District is located about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, along the Allegheny River. It was formed in 1968 by the merger of the neighboring districts of Har-Brack and Tarentum, with the first graduating class in 1969.

The district is comprised of the communities Brackenridge, Fawn Township, Harrison Township, and Tarentum. Presently there are approximately 3300 students in the district attending one high school, one middle school and four elementary schools.