Central PA Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap · PA · Central PA Institute of Science and Technology · Public
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Centre County Christian Academy → Bellefonte Area HS → Meadows School → Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS → St Josephs Catholic Academy → Merakey Education And Autism Center → Soaring Heights School → State College Area HS →📋 At a glance
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How Central PA Institute of Science and Technology compares for families
What families should know about Central PA Institute of Science and Technology.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Centre County Christian Academy, Bellefonte Area HS, Meadows School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 5 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Christian Academy Bellefonte |
Private | 2.3 | 115 | +7.5% |
| Bellefonte Area HS Bellefonte |
Public | 2.4 | 850 | -4.9% |
| Meadows School Centre Hall |
Private | 5.1 | 30 | — |
| Bald Eagle Area MS/SHS Wingate |
Public | 5.3 | 477 | -3.0% |
| St Josephs Catholic Academy Boalsburg |
Private | 7.2 | 105 | -18.0% |
| Merakey Education And Autism Center State College |
Private | 7.5 | 23 | — |
| Soaring Heights School State College |
Private | 8.0 | 27 | — |
| State College Area HS State College |
Public | 9.2 | 2,402 | -1.4% |