Second District El Sch

Second District El Sch is a tight-knit elementary-level community in Meadville, Pennsylvania, operated by Crawford Central SD. The school caters to 316 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Second District El Sch sits 29% leaner than that benchmark.

Second District El Sch is one of 8 schools operated by Crawford Central SD, a district that caters to 2,993 students overall.

On demographics, Second District El Sch lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 12% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Crawford County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Second District El Sch has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 110% of students at Second District El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Crawford County's rate of about 79%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Crawford County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,476, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Crawford County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,156 students), of which Second District El Sch is one.

Neason Hill El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Second District El Sch's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 316). Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Second District El Sch community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.