Commonwealth_Charter_Academy
Commonwealth Charter Academy
Public school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Commonwealth Charter Academy (previously named Commonwealth Connections Academy) is a large, public, cyber charter school.[4] The school serves all school-aged children in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regardless of where the child lives. The Academy's headquarters is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is one of sixteen public cyber charters schools operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[5] The School operates seven additional branches, called Family Service Centers, across the Commonwealth: Andreas, Allentown, Harrisburg, Center City Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cranberry, Scranton and Williamsport.[6] When the School was originally approved it served Kindergarten through 8th grade pupils all across Pennsylvania.[7]
In 2023, enrollment was 22,000 pupils in grades kindergarten through 12th, making it the largest public school in the United States by enrollment.[3] The Capital Area Intermediate Unit IU15 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.