Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center
Altoona · PA · Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center · Public
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Williamsburg Community JSHS → The New Academy CS → Spectrum CS → Forbes Road JSHS → HOPE for Hyndman Charter School → Shanksville-Stonycreek HS → Western Secure Treatment Unit → Sheffield Area MS/HS →How Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center compares for families
What families should know about Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Williamsburg Community JSHS, The New Academy CS, Spectrum CS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ 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.
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.
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 +13.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 60 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg Community JSHS Williamsburg |
Public | 10.7 | 146 | -3.9% |
| The New Academy CS Pittsburgh |
Public · charter | 83.1 | 73 | -6.4% |
| Spectrum CS Monroeville |
Public · charter | 71.1 | 48 | — |
| Forbes Road JSHS Waterfall |
Public | 34.2 | 98 | +10.1% |
| HOPE for Hyndman Charter School Hyndman |
Public · charter | 50.4 | 40 | — |
| Shanksville-Stonycreek HS Shanksville |
Public | 43.1 | 90 | +4.7% |
| Western Secure Treatment Unit Emlenton |
Public | 84.1 | 38 | — |
| Sheffield Area MS/HS Sheffield |
Public | 90.0 | 107 | -24.6% |