▁Both ▁El k ▁Park ▁School ▁and ▁Min ne apolis ▁School s ▁were ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁C ran berry ▁Middle - Fre edom ▁trail ▁School . ▁Be ech ▁Mountain ▁school ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁K - 8 ▁school ▁in ▁A very ▁County . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁community ▁center . ▁The ▁area ▁students ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁C ran berry ▁Middle - Fre edom ▁Tra il ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁W PA ▁school ▁still ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁was ▁the ▁old ▁dow nt own ▁B anner ▁El k ▁School , ▁which ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁re open ed ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁campus ▁located ▁between ▁B anner ▁El k ▁and ▁Sug ar ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁Char ter ▁schools ▁Two ▁author ized ▁char ter ▁schools ▁operate ▁in ▁A very ▁County : ▁ ▁Cross n ore ▁Academy , ▁formerly ▁an ▁or phan age ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Cross n ore ▁ ▁Grand father ▁Academy , ▁formerly ▁Grand father ▁Home ▁Or phan age ▁in ▁B anner ▁El k ▁ ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁ ▁Le es - Mc R ae ▁College ▁( L MC ), ▁located ▁in ▁B anner ▁El k , ▁is ▁a ▁private , ▁four - year ▁liberal ▁arts ▁college ▁that ▁is ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁affili ated . ▁ ▁May land ▁Community ▁College ▁( M CC ), ▁located ▁str add ling ▁along ▁the ▁county ▁line ▁of ▁both ▁A very ▁and