Shannock Valley El Sch

Shannock Valley El Sch operates as a compact elementary-level community in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, operated by Armstrong SD. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Shannock Valley El Sch sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Shannock Valley El Sch is one of 8 schools operated by Armstrong SD, a district that hosts 4,240 students overall.

On demographics, Shannock Valley El Sch records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Shannock Valley El Sch records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 108% of students at Shannock Valley El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Armstrong County (around 90%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, census data for Armstrong County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,008 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Shannock Valley El Sch is one of 17 public schools in Armstrong County (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students).

West Shamokin JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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