Big Spring HS

Big Spring HS is one of the medium-sized high schools in Newville, Pennsylvania, overseen by Big Spring SD, with 764 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Big Spring SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,344 students, Big Spring HS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Big Spring HS shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Big Spring HS reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Big Spring HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Big Spring HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Big Spring HS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 44.8%, a residual of -16.1 points.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $87,494, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Big Spring HS is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Mount Rock Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Big Spring HS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Big Spring HS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.9%.

Big Spring HS operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 826 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.