Education in Carlisle, PA

Education - Carlisle, PA

The educational opportunities offered to Carlisle students are without doubt among the best in the nation.

The Carlisle Area School District serves approximately 5 thousand students in 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.

With more than 70 percent of graduates pursuing higher education, Carlisle schools offer a variety of extracurricular programs alongside exceptional academics including 14 Advanced Placement subjects, courses offered through Dickinson College and Harrisburg Area Community College, and a valuable co-op program combining classroom academics with practical work experience.

A number of private schools offer both elementary and secondary education options.

Carlisle's colleges and universities are among Northeast's finest. Dickinson College is a Revolutionary-era institutions chartered in 1783 by Declaration of Independence-signatory Benjamin Rush and named for Continental Congress delegate John Dickinson.

Today, this progressive college is at the forefront of sustainability, signing a contract with the borough to provide greenhouse gas inventories.

Penn State's Dickinson School of Law is the nation's 5th and Pennsylvania's oldest legal academy, and the Carlisle Barracks are home to the US Army War College, a premier strategic leadership training institution.

The College's Heritage and Education Center honors the personal stories of soldiers and their families through personal stories, preserving artifacts and archival materials for public study. For every level of student, Carlisle is the place to get educated.

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