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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

Share of students absent 15+ days
3140.0%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
157
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

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:

2025
5
2027
4
2029
4

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
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%

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