Kimmel Alternative School
Altoona · PA · Altoona Area SD · Public · K-12 combined
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Steel Center for Career and Technical Education → McKeesport Area Technology Center → Clarion County Career Center → Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center → Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center → SUN Area Technical Institute → Forbes Road Career and Technology Center → Williamsburg Community JSHS →📋 At a glance
- Program details not reported to CRDC
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 24% (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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What families should know about Kimmel Alternative School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Steel Center for Career and Technical Education, McKeesport Area Technology Center, Clarion County Career Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Center for Career and Technical Education Jefferson Hills |
Public | 83.1 | 3 | — |
| McKeesport Area Technology Center McKeesport |
Public | 77.3 | — | — |
| Clarion County Career Center Shippenville |
Public | 73.5 | 4 | — |
| Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center New Stanton |
Public | 67.4 | 5 | — |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown |
Public | 29.3 | 14 | — |
| SUN Area Technical Institute New Berlin |
Public | 77.4 | 14 | — |
| Forbes Road Career and Technology Center Monroeville |
Public | 72.1 | 19 | — |
| Williamsburg Community JSHS Williamsburg |
Public | 10.1 | 146 | -3.9% |