Reach Cyber CS

Reach Cyber CS is one of the substantial unified-grade schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, run under Reach Cyber CS, with 5,721 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. That puts it 215% above the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 1,819 students.

Reach Cyber CS is the operating authority for Reach Cyber CS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Reach Cyber CS logs that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Dauphin County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 509 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dauphin County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dauphin County) logs that median household income runs about $76,242, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dauphin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), of which Reach Cyber CS is one.

South Side El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reach Cyber CS.

The school occupies a residential site. Reach Cyber CS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Reach Cyber CS delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Reach Cyber CS's enrollment has expanded 201% since 2018, when it stood at 1,898 (now 5,721). The White share of enrollment contracted from 58% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 28.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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