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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Allegany County, MD |
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| Total Students |
936 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
52 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 219 students | | Grade 10 - 251 students | | Grade 11 - 230 students | | Grade 12 - 236 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
4% |
| % Black |
6% |
34% |
| % White |
92% |
48% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
22% |
16% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
8% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Allegany County Public s School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
28 |
28 |
| Number of Students Managed |
9,800 students |
17,295 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$103,012,000 |
$171,909,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$102,673,000 |
$168,429,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$10,511 |
$9,940 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$10,477 |
$9,739 |
| District Graduation Rates |
85% |
86% |
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- Allegany High School is a public high school in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Allegany High School was built as Allegany County High School in 1887, hence it is often referred to as 'Alco'.
- As of 2005, the school had 825 students and 49 teachers. Students were 93% white, 5% African-American and 2% Asian. Nineteen percent were eligible for reduced lunch, less than the state average of 27%. The current principal is Michael Calhoun.
- History
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Allegany High School was initially a secondary education school held in the Maryland Avenue Schoolhouse. The school had many different locations including the building on Greene Street, which was used as a combined middle/high school until the spring of 1926. At that time, the building now known as Allegany High School had been completed and was prepared to accept Greene Street’s high school students. Middle school students remained on Greene Street until the school later burned down in 1932. “Camp Hill,” the site of the present day Allegany, was a federal army camp during the Civil War.
- The “Camper” mascot is a source of much confusion. Many think the name refers to Campobello, a Shawnee Indian Tribe camp, from which the federal army took their name during the Civil War. This, however, is a misconception. The most widely accepted theory is that Civil War General Lew Wallace and his men began calling the site that during their time here. The word Campobello in fact does not appear in any Native American language and is derived from Latin, meaning "camp of war".
- Allegany High School, with an enrollment of approximately 800 students, focuses on student achievement and success in all areas of education through a combined effort of students, faculty, staff, home, and community. The class of 2008 marks an important milestone for Allegany: the students are the 120th class to graduate from the long-standing institution.
- Athletics
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The football team plays their games at the Greenway Avenue Stadium, shared with Fort Hill High School. Allegany High Schools' last football state championship was in 2005 they went 14–0 and beat Forthill in 1-A Maryland state championship. Allegany plays Fort Hill in what is known as Homecoming. It is played every year the last game of the regular season. In 2007 NFL films came to Cumberland, Maryland and filmed from three days and training until the big game. Allegany won that year against Fort Hill in homecoming and also again in the state playoffs. The Allegany baseball team plays right out front of Allegany High School. Aaron Laffey was perhaps the best star to ever come out of Allegany baseball he was a pitcher for Allegany and now pitches for the Cleveland Indians. The basketball team is normally great as well. All the sports there involved in this year (2009) Allegany went to state finals and lost to Digital Harbor.
- Extracurricular activities
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The 'Alco White' Mock trial team is one of the many organizations in which the school takes pride. In the 2005–2006 season, the team won the circuit and the regional championships, advancing to the Maryland state Mock Trial Final Four competition in Annapolis, Maryland, in April 2006. The 2006–2007 team suffered a loss in the finals to Severn School. The 2007–08 team advanced to the semi-finals, but were defeated by Severna Park.
- Also notable at Allegany is its marching band, which placed ninth at Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in November 2006. In November 2007, the Allegany High School Marching Band placed 8th at the Atlantic Coast Championships. At the National Championships, the band placed 11th out of 18. As of the end of the season, the band is the reigning and 10 time State Champions in the past eleven years.
- Notable alumni
- Eddie Deezen – Actor (Grease; The Polar Express)
- Frances Hughes Glendening (1969) – former First Lady of Maryland
- Aaron Laffey – Major League Baseball player (Cleveland Indians pitcher)
- William H. Macy – Actor (Fargo, Door to Door)
- Tommy Mont - NFL Player
- See also
- List of high school football rivalries
- External links
- Allegany High School Official site
- ACPS webpage for Allegany High School
- Allegany High School Band
- The Big Blue Review Allegany High School Football.
- See also
- List of high schools in Maryland
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| About This Zip Code (21502) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
44,053 people |
5,133,067 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
22% |
32% |
| Population Average Age |
40 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.3 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$30,970
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$51,114 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.7 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
61 years old |
42 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
69% / 31% |
65% / 35% |
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