Mechanicsburg Area SHS

As a high-enrollment four-year high school in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Mechanicsburg Area SHS instructs 1,412 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Mechanicsburg Area SD. That puts it 91% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Mechanicsburg Area SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,621 students. Mechanicsburg Area SHS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mechanicsburg Area SHS logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 9% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Mechanicsburg Area SHS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mechanicsburg Area SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.8%; this one delivers 57.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $87,494, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Mechanicsburg Area SHS is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Broad Street El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mechanicsburg Area SHS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.5%.

Mechanicsburg Area SHS operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Mechanicsburg Area SHS's enrollment has rose 22% since 2018, when it stood at 1,154 (now 1,412). White enrollment moved from 79% to 71% across the same window.

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