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How York County Detention Center (YCDC) compares for families

What families should know about York County Detention Center (YCDC).

  • ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Central York HS, York Suburban SHS, Crispus Attucks 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

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.

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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
Central York HS
York
Public 2.8 1,756 -2.3%
York Suburban SHS
York
Public 3.1 859 -2.9%
Crispus Attucks CS
York
Public · charter 3.8 78 +16.4%
York Academy Regional CS
York
Public · charter 4.0 211 +37.0%
William Penn SHS
York
Public 4.1 1,681 +8.6%
York County School of Technology
York
Public 4.1 1,615 -2.7%
West York Area HS
York
Public 5.9 851 -0.4%
Northeastern SHS
Manchester
Public 6.1 1,189 +1.2%

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York County Detention Center (YCDC) is a public high school in York, PA.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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