The Cumberland Valley High School services the four townships of Hampden, Middlesex, Monroe and Silver Spring in Cumberland County. The area included in the school system extends from Carlisle to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. This area is essentially rural and suburban and is located fifteen miles west of Harrisburg. The school has steadily grown since that time. Nine class periods are scheduled daily.
Electives make up the balance of the twenty-three credits required for graduation.
Eleventh grade students take a semester of Economics and U.S. History since 1929. Twelfth grade students take a semester of Federal Government and a semester elective course. 12 must be taken by all students. English 11 and 12 are phase elective programs. Twenty-one different electives in English are offered.