Shermansdale, Pennsylvania
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Shermans Dale Sherman's Dale Sherman Valley |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′27″N 77°10′24″W / 40.32417°N 77.17333°WCoordinates: 40°19′27″N 77°10′24″W / 40.32417°N 77.17333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Carroll |
| Elevation | 468 ft (143 m) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 717 Exchange: 789 |
Shermans Dale is an unincorporated community in Carroll Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Sherman's Creek. It was originally settled by Scots-Irish settlers before the American Revolutionary War. Its ZIP code is 17090.
The public school that serves Shermans Dale is West Perry School District.
Mt. Gilead United Methodist Church is located here. It is also the site of a former Presbyterian church with a pioneer graveyard. Although this church is no longer used for weekly services, it is maintained for use for weddings and funerals.
Residents of Shermans Dale may attend the local, public schools operated by West Perry School District which provides full day kindergarten through 12th grade. In 2013, the District's enrollment declined to 2,482 students. In 2016, West Perry School District ranked 331st out of 493 public school districts for academic achievement of its pupils, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The 2016 graduation rate was just 86%.
High School students and adults can attend the publicly funded Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School which is located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. CPAVTA provides students training in the: construction and mechanical trades, culinary arts, health aids, computer technical careers and other fields. Students may also attend Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA) online education programs. The service is operated by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15.
Shermans Dale residents may also apply to attend any of the Commonwealth's 13 public cyber charter schools (in 2015) at no additional cost to the parents. The resident’s public school district is required to pay the charter school and cyber charter school tuition for residents who attend these public schools. By Commonwealth law, if the District provides transportation for its own students, then the District must provide transportation to any school that lies within 10 miles of its borders. Residents may also seek admission for their school aged child to any other public school district. When accepted for admission, the student's parents are responsible for paying an annual tuition fee set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. In 2015, the tuition fees for West Perry School District were: Elementary School - $7,145.66, High School - $9,606.12.
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