Cumberland Valley School District

Last updated

Cumberland Valley School District
Cumberland Valley School District, PA offices, July 2025.jpg
District offices
Map of Cumberland County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Address
6746 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg
, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , 17050-1711
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
District mascotEagles
ColorsRed and white
Other information
Website cvschools.org

The Cumberland Valley School District is a large, rural and suburban public school district located in Central Pennsylvania. It covers Hampden Township, Monroe Township, Middlesex Township and Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 46,926. By 2010, the district's population increased to 54,670 people. [1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $28,440, while the median family income was $66,515. [2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 [3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. [4] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. [5]

Contents

The district is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15, which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.

The district includes the New Kingstown census-designated place and a portion of the Schlusser census-designated place. [6]

History

David Christopher served as superintendent until December 1, 2023, as Christopher became the superintendent of the West Chester Area School District. On December 4 of that year, [7] Mark Blanchard became the superintendent. [8]

On April 15, 2024, the school board unanimously voted to cancel an appearance by actor Maulik Pancholy to read his book "The Best At It" to students at Mountain View Middle School. [9] The board later voted 5–4 on April 24 to reverse the previous vote and reinstate his appearance after local parents protested the first vote. [10]

Schools

Cumberland Valley School District operates eight Elementary Schools (K-5th), two Middle Schools (6th-8th) and Cumberland Valley High School (9th-12th).

Extracurriculars

Cumberland Valley School District also provides a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. [11] [12] Varsity and junior varsity athletic activities are under the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.

Sports

The District funds: High School:

Middle School Sports:

According to PIAA directory July 2012 [13]

References

  1. ↑ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
  2. ↑ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Michael Sauter; Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cumberland County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 17, 2024. - Text list
  7. ↑ Weaver, Jared (October 16, 2023). "Cumberland Valley School District finds its new superintendent". WHTM . Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Mark Blanchard named superintendent of Cumberland Valley School District". Patriot-News . October 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ Elassar, Alaa (April 19, 2024). "A Pennsylvania school district canceled a gay '30 Rock' actor's event, citing his 'lifestyle.' Parents are fighting back". CNN . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ Alexander, McKenna (April 25, 2024). "Cumberland Valley school board reverses cancellation of gay actor's anti-bullying event". WGAL . Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ Cumberland Valley School Board (June 28, 2005). "Cumberland Valley School Board Policy Manual Extracurriculars and CoCurricular Activities Policy 122". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  12. ↑ Cumberland Valley School Board (2009). "Interscholastic Athletics Policy 123". Archived from the original on October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  13. ↑ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".

40°14′18″N77°03′38″W / 40.23839°N 77.06065°W / 40.23839; -77.06065

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.