Springfield HS

Springfield HS, a roomy four-year high school in Springfield, Pennsylvania, run under Springfield SD, serves 1,434 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 94% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Springfield HS is one of 5 schools operated by Springfield SD, a district that teaches 4,405 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Springfield HS reports that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest reads as 9% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, Springfield HS reports 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Springfield HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Springfield HS is one campus in the mix.

Springfield Literacy Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Springfield HS at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Springfield HS has grew 20%, going from 1,195 students in 2018 to 1,434 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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