Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center

Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center is a very small high school based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. There are 28 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 738, and this school is 96% below that mark.

Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center is its own local education agency in federal data.

At Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center, 82% of students are White. The school is also 11% Hispanic and 7% Black. Census estimates put Cumberland County at about 82% White, close to the school's figure.

There are about 0.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center, which has 38. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 12.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center is about 89%. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Cumberland County.

For Cumberland County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $87,494, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 57 public schools and about 33,044 students.

Among nearby public schools, Green Ridge Elementary School is closest at about 1.2 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

For locale, NCES codes Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center as Rural: Fringe.

In 2020-21 the school reported 12 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 28. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.