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How Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School compares for families

What families should know about Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, Indiana County Technology Center, Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Federal Title I context

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

87.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center
Johnstown
Public 15.6 14
Indiana County Technology Center
Indiana
Public 22.8 14
Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
Altoona
Public 18.1 60
Harmony Area JSHS
Westover
Public 20.1 61 -19.7%
Youth Forestry Camp #3
James Creek
Public 34.9 38
Blacklick Valley JSHS
Nanty Glo
Public 5.0 176 -17.0%
Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset
Public 36.7 11
Shade JSHS
Cairnbrook
Public 25.7 87 -39.6%

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