South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un
South Mountain · PA · South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit · Public · K-12 combined
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Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center → Adams County Technical Institute → Youth Forestry Camp #3 → Franklin County Career and Technology Center → Loysville Youth Dev Ctr → York County Detention Center (YCDC) → Fannett-Metal SHS → Fairfield Area HS →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un compares for families
What families should know about South Mountain Secure Trmnt Un.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center, Adams County Technical Institute, Youth Forestry Camp #3 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
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.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥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
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.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Perry Area Career & Technical Center Mechanicsburg |
Public | 37.4 | 28 | — |
| Adams County Technical Institute Gettysburg |
Public | 14.6 | 5 | — |
| Youth Forestry Camp #3 James Creek |
Public | 46.2 | 38 | — |
| Franklin County Career and Technology Center Chambersburg |
Public | 10.5 | 3 | — |
| Loysville Youth Dev Ctr Loysville |
Public | 37.1 | 42 | — |
| York County Detention Center (YCDC) York |
Public | 45.3 | — | — |
| Fannett-Metal SHS Willow Hill |
Public | 24.4 | 124 | -13.9% |
| Fairfield Area HS Fairfield |
Public | 7.7 | 277 | -10.9% |