Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center

Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center is one of the very small senior highs in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center, with 28 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% leaner than the state mean of about 738.

Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center sits inside Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 0.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Cumberland County's rate of about 41%.

In the surrounding community, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,494 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Cumberland County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), of which Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center is one.

The closest other public school is Green Ridge El Sch, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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