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School districts in Cambria County, PA
Cambria County has 13 regular public school districts, enrolling 15,845 students in 2024–25. The largest is Greater Johnstown SD (2,840 students, 18% of the county), followed by Forest Hills SD and Richland SD. All 13 offer kindergarten. Pennsylvania sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 13 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Johnstown SD 1 Pasquerilla Plaza, Johnstown | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,840 | 207 | (814) 533-5670 |
| Forest Hills SD 549 Locust Street, Sidman | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 1,792 | 160 | (814) 487-7613 |
| Richland SD One Academic Avenue Suite 200, Johnstown | K–12 | 2 | 1,531 | 108 | (814) 266-6063 |
| Central Cambria SD 208 Schoolhouse Rd, Ebensburg | K–12 | 4 | 1,504 | 105 | (814) 472-8870 |
| Penn Cambria SD 201 6th St, Cresson also serves Blair County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,449 | 86 | (814) 886-8121 |
| Westmont Hilltop SD 222 Fair Oaks Drive, Johnstown | K–12 | 2 | 1,449 | 109 | (814) 255-6751 |
| Cambria Heights SD 426 Glendale Lake Rd, Patton | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,228 | 83 | (814) 674-3626 |
| Northern Cambria SD 601 Joseph St, Northern Cambria | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 767 | 55 | (814) 948-5481 |
| Portage Area SD 84 Mountain Ave, Portage | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 743 | 46 | (814) 736-9636 |
| Conemaugh Valley SD 1340 William Penn Avenue, Johnstown | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 682 | 58 | (814) 535-3957 |
| Glendale SD 1466 Beaver Valley Rd, Flinton also serves Clearfield County | K–12 | 2 | 652 | 33 | (814) 687-3402 |
| Ferndale Area SD 100 Dartmouth Ave, Johnstown | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 618 | 42 | (814) 535-1507 |
| Blacklick Valley SD 555 Birch St, Nanty Glo | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 590 | 44 | (814) 749-9211 |
Cambria County at a glance
Together the 13 districts run 33 schools from offices in 9 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Blacklick Valley SD, with 590 students; the median Cambria County district has 1,228. By grade span: 9 Pre-K–12 and 4 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 13 districts that report a K grade: 1,136 children. The biggest kindergarten was Greater Johnstown SD's, with 207; Forest Hills SD had 160, and the smallest, Glendale SD, had 33.
Cambria County holds 13 of Pennsylvania's 500 regular districts (2.6%) and 1.1% of its 1,502,393 public school students, ranking 10th of 67 counties by number of districts and 25th by enrollment. By size, 7 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 6 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 480 students.
2 districts reach past the county line: Penn Cambria SD (into Blair County) and Glendale SD (into Clearfield County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 2 of Cambria County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Greater Johnstown SD · Forest Hills SD · Richland SD · Central Cambria SD · Penn Cambria SD · Westmont Hilltop SD · Cambria Heights SD · Northern Cambria SD · Portage Area SD · Conemaugh Valley SD · Glendale SD · Ferndale Area SD · Blacklick Valley SD
What grade will my child be in?
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