Spring Cove El Sch

Set in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, Spring Cove El Sch is a modestly sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Spring Cove SD. It serves 337 students across grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Spring Cove El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Spring Cove SD, a district that instructs 1,568 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spring Cove El Sch records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Blair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Blair County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Blair County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,382 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Spring Cove El Sch is one of 33 public schools in Blair County (combined enrollment of about 15,692 students).

The closest other public school is Spring Cove MS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Spring Cove El Sch's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 337).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.