Pennsylvania public high school · Cumberland Valley School District

Cumberland Valley High School

6746 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. 75% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

75%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)20.5 pts above Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
95.1%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)2.7 pts above Pennsylvania (92.4%)
50.4%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
46%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
25.2%Students from low-income families
3,165Students enrolled (2024-25)
Our read

75% of graduates enrolled in college, 20 points above the Pennsylvania figure of 54.5%.

The path from Cumberland Valley

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 75%Military 5.9%Working in Pennsylvania 39.3%Other or not found 13.7%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Cumberland Valley

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Messiah University6.8 mi78%$25,955$60,377
    Dickinson College7.6 mi74%$28,634$83,426
    Central Penn College8.1 mi53%$15,056$50,822
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology9.7 mi36%$14,133$48,379
    Harrisburg Area Community College10.1 mi21%$10,627$45,834
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg17.0 mi27%$16,753$71,762

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School (3.3 mi, 69.7% to college) · Camp Hill Senior High School (7.1 mi, 80.6% to college) · Boiling Springs High School (7.1 mi, 64.1% to college) · East Pennsboro Area Senior High School (7.5 mi, 59.2% to college) · Carlisle Area High School (7.9 mi, 56.6% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Cumberland Valley School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureCumberland ValleyPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)75%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate95.1%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Cumberland Valley High School graduates go to college?
75% of the Class of 2023 at Cumberland Valley High School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Cumberland Valley High School?
Cumberland Valley High School has a four-year graduation rate of 95.1%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.