High Schools in Carlisle Area School District

Summary:

The Carlisle Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Carlisle Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 247th out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 345th out of 681 in 2024-2025. While the school's performance on Keystone Exams is mixed, with strengths in Biology and Literature but weaknesses in Algebra I, its four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly lower than the state average.

Carlisle Area High School faces some socioeconomic challenges, with 44.53% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.2 is slightly higher than the state average, and the district's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $11,657, which is close to the state average.

Overall, the data suggests that Carlisle Area High School has room for improvement in its academic performance, particularly in mathematics, and may need to address the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population. Comparing the school's performance and characteristics to the broader Carlisle Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania could provide valuable insights to guide the school's efforts in supporting student success.

District Detail

623 W. Penn St.
Carlisle, PA 17013

(717) 240-6800

SchoolDigger Rank:
352^nd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 5,087

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carlisle Area High School	Public	9-12	623 W. Penn St.	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	1,559	111	14.0	45.2%	934 (59.9%)	194 (12.4%)	179 (11.5%)	84 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	162 (10.4%)	54.5	345^th of 681 public high schools	49.3%		59.1	307^th of 686 public high schools	55.2%	38	39.0	51.9	63.3	$12,255	$295	$11,960

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Middleton School District	3.97 mi	4	240^th
Cumberland Valley School District	4.66 mi	11	96^th
Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center	8.91 mi	1
Mechanicsburg Area School District	8.96 mi	8
Northern York County School District	9.72 mi	6	184^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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