📍 401 Linden Ave, Cresson, Cambria County, 16630
Penn Cambria HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cresson, Cambria County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn Cambria SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Cambria HS enrolls 567 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.6% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 567 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Penn Cambria HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 72.
Penn Cambria HS is one of 5 schools in Penn Cambria SD, based in Cresson, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,449 students district-wide and employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, Penn Cambria HS is larger than the district average of about 290 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe