Northwest Tri-County IU 5

The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit 5 is one of 29 intermediate units throughout Pennsylvania, which were created in 1971 to provide services to school districts in ways that create cost savings and efficiencies in the delivery of services and programs for students and staff. IU5 plays an important role in providing substantial support services to the administrators, teachers, families and students in the 17 tri-county school districts that comprise IU5. Our staff of over 400 provides services to 4,557 educators and a student population of 62,512. The mission of the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit is to support school districts by creating and implementing quality services to meet the current, emerging, and future needs of their students.