Cedar Cliff HS

As a sizable senior high in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Cedar Cliff HS hosts 1,333 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by West Shore SD. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 81% larger than typical.

West Shore SD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,705 students. Cedar Cliff HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cedar Cliff HS shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, Cedar Cliff HS logs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Cedar Cliff HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.8%.

Around the school, census data for Cumberland County shows median household earnings sit near $87,494, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Cumberland County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), of which Cedar Cliff HS is one.

Highland El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Cliff HS at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cedar Cliff HS's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,231 (now 1,333). White enrollment moved from 73% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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