Council Rock HS South

Council Rock HS South is a secondary school of sizable scale in Holland, Pennsylvania, run under Council Rock SD, enrolling 1,921 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Council Rock HS South sits 160% larger than that benchmark.

Council Rock SD comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 10,391 students; Council Rock HS South is among them.

In terms of who attends, Council Rock HS South shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Council Rock HS South lists 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bucks County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Council Rock HS South tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bucks County put median household earnings sit near $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Council Rock HS South is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students).

Rolling Hills El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Council Rock HS South at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

Council Rock HS South operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Council Rock HS South's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,045 (now 1,921). The White share of enrollment fell from 90% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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