Osceola Mills El Sch

Osceola Mills El Sch operates as a low-enrollment primary school in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, run under Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 271 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 4 schools in Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD (1,591 students total), Osceola Mills El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Osceola Mills El Sch reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Clearfield County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Clearfield County's rate of about 96%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Osceola Mills El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clearfield County) logs that median household income runs about $62,152, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clearfield County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,409 students), of which Osceola Mills El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Philipsburg-Osceola Area MS, roughly 3.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Osceola Mills El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025.

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