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ProPublica analyzed federal education data from the 2009-2010 school year to examine whether states provide high-poverty schools equal access to advanced courses and special programs that researchers say will help them later in life. This is the first nationwide picture of exactly which courses are being taken at which schools and districts across the country. More than three-quarters of all public school children are represented. Read our story and our methodology.
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Cumberland Valley High School
M, MECHANICSBURG, PA., 17050 | Grades 9-12
| Students | Total Teachers | Inexp. Teachers | AP Courses | |
| This School |
2,505
|
176
|
10% | 20 |
| District | 7,690 | 516 | 11% | 20 |
| State | 1.2M | 85,389 | 11% | 10 |
Cumberland Valley High School, part of the Cumberland Valley district, is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school reports an enrollment number of 2,505 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 176 teachers on staff.
Cumberland Valley High School is below both the state and district averages for the percentage of its students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, 34 percent of students in Pennsylvania qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, whereas 8 percent of students at Cumberland Valley High School are eligible. At the district level, 10 percent are eligible.
ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.
Cumberland Valley High School offers 20 AP courses, and 20 percent of students participate in those classes.
Cumberland Valley High School's enrollment rates in chemistry, physics and advanced math subject areas are 22 percent, 9 percent and 8 percent, respectively. Gifted and talented at the school has an enrollment rate of 10 percent.
Bartram John - Main, in Philadelphia, Pa., is a higher-poverty school than Cumberland Valley High School, with 100 percent of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 12 AP courses, and 20 percent of students are enrolled in those courses.
These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.
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