Cedar Crest HS

Located at 115 E Evergreen Rd, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Cedar Crest HS is a heavily attended four-year high school that educates 1,676 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Cornwall-Lebanon SD. That puts it 127% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Cedar Crest HS is one of 6 schools operated by Cornwall-Lebanon SD, a district that educates 4,881 students overall.

Demographically, Cedar Crest HS logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Lebanon County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Cedar Crest HS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Lebanon County's rate of about 61%.

After controlling for student poverty, Cedar Crest HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.0%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of +0.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lebanon County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,425, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lebanon County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,804 students), of which Cedar Crest HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Crest MS, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cedar Crest HS. On composite proficiency, Cedar Crest HS comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Cedar Crest HS's enrollment has expanded 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,470 (now 1,676). White enrollment moved from 80% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.