Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School

Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School is a four-year high school of tiny scale in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School, caters to 24 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 97% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School answers to Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School logs that nearly all students (100%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cambria County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Cambria County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,418, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School is one of 37 public schools in Cambria County (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students).

The closest other public school is Central Cambria HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.