Elk Lake JSHS

Located at 2380 Elk Lake School Road, in Springville, Pennsylvania, Elk Lake JSHS is a tight-knit 9-12 campus that enrolls 490 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Elk Lake SD. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Elk Lake JSHS is one of 2 schools operated by Elk Lake SD, a district that caters to 1,053 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Elk Lake JSHS logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Elk Lake JSHS reports 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Susquehanna County's rate of about 78%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elk Lake JSHS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Susquehanna County shows median household earnings sit near $68,487, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Susquehanna County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,728 students), of which Elk Lake JSHS is one.

Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elk Lake JSHS at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.8%.

Elk Lake JSHS operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Elk Lake JSHS's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 490). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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