Beaver-Main El Sch

Beaver-Main El Sch, a minimally staffed elementary campus in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, run under Bloomsburg Area SD, serves 95 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 79% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in Bloomsburg Area SD (1,492 students total), Beaver-Main El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Beaver-Main El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school shows 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Beaver-Main El Sch has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Beaver-Main El Sch ranks in the top 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 60.9%; Beaver-Main El Sch posts 82.8%, +21.9 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,644, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Beaver-Main El Sch is one of 20 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 7,501 students).

The closest other public school is Central Columbia SHS, roughly 5.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Beaver-Main El Sch comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beaver-Main El Sch has shrank 7%, going from 102 students in 2018 to 95 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.