📍 1601 State St, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17103
Cougar Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg City SD school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cougar Academy enrolls 389 students across grades K–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 43% Black or African American and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 166 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.6% |
| White | 9 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 389 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 389 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cougar Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 103.
Cougar Academy is one of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 427 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Cougar Academy is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small