The Central Cambria School District is a small, suburban school district covering Ebensburg Boro, Cambria Township, and Jackson Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . According to 2010 US Census Bureau data, resident population declined to 13,842 people.US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011 Per 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 14,339 in 2000.US Census Bureau, 2000 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2000 The educational attainment levels for the Central Cambria School District population (25 years old and over) were 88.5% high school graduates and 21% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 32.6% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012 In 2012, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,094, while the median family income was $41,382.US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2012 In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
There are four schools operated by Central Cambria School District: Cambria Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, Central Cambria Middle School and Central Cambria High School.
High school students may choose to attend Admiral Peary Area Vocational Technical School for training in various careers including in the construction and mechanical trades. Central Cambria School District partners with Admiral Peary Vo-Tech and its sending schools to offer a cyber school program to high school students.
Extracurriculars The district offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.
Athletics There are a plethora of athletics at C.C.H.S:
Boys Varsity Athletics Baseball – Class AA Basketball – Class AA Cross Country – Class AA Football – Class AA Golf – Class AAAA Soccer – Class AA Swimming and Diving – Class AA Tennis – Class AA Track and Field – Class AA Wrestling – Class AA
Girls Varsity Athletics Basketball – Class AA Cross Country – Class AA Golf – Class AAAA Soccer – Class AA Softball – Class AA Swimming and Diving – Class AA Track and Field – Class AA Volleyball – Class AA
Middle School Sports
Boys Basketball Cross Country Football Track and Field Wrestling
Girls Basketball Cross Country Track and Field Volleyball Lacrosse Water Polo
According to PIAA directory July 2014
Notable alumni Ron Kostelnik (class of 1957), NFL defensive tackle with Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts; starter in first Super Bowl game Mike Holtz (class of 1990), Major League Baseball relief pitcher with California Angels (1996), Anaheim Angels (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (2002), and San Diego Padres (2002)
References
External links Central Cambria School District Penna. Inter-Scholastic Assn.