Total enrollment
1,503
-62 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Central Cambria SD
Pennsylvania · 1,503 students · 2 cities
Central Cambria SD's public-school count of 4 reflects a system enrolling about 1,503 students inside Pennsylvania, broken out as 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Central Cambria SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Central Cambria SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #134 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,503 | #304 of 479 | #5,456 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #217 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #367 of 478 | #4,569 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.1% | #251 of 398 | #5,141 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #364 of 378 | #6,632 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Central Cambria SD
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Jackson Elementary School at 64.9% proficient to Central Cambria High School at 54.4%, a gap of 10.5 points. That is the 202nd widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,647 to 1,503 students (down 9%) and from 117 to 106 full-time teachers (down 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria El Sch | Ebensburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 542 |
| Central Cambria HS | Ebensburg | High | 09-12 | 509 |
| Central Cambria MS | Ebensburg | Middle | 06-08 | 347 |
| Jackson El Sch | Johnstown | Elementary | KG-02 | 105 |
About Central Cambria SD
As a sparse district in Pennsylvania, Central Cambria SD instructs 1,503 students across 4 schools.
On the school-mix side, Central Cambria SD is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Central Cambria SD is about 376, noticeably below the Pennsylvania average of roughly 569.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,503 students, contracted 4% from the 1,565 reported in SY 2020-21.
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