Public schools in Grove City, PA

Grove City has 3 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,859 students. They are run by 1 district.

One district runs Grove City's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Grove CityDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Grove City Area SD31,906$20,107

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Grove City, 649 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Grove City Area High School64914.440.8%Grove City Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Grove City, 442 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Grove City Area Middle School44211.839.6%Grove City Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One elementary school in Grove City, 768 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Hillview Elementary School76813.141.1%Grove City Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Grove City's public schools compare with Pennsylvania's

The median Grove City school has 13.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 13.1. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 649 students (state 460).

Grove City against Pennsylvania, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Grove CityPennsylvania
Median students per teacher13.113.1
Median school size (students)649460
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)33%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%41%
Charter schools0%6.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 3 Grove City schools and the 2,899 Pennsylvania schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Grove City

  1. Grove City Area SDRuns 3 of Grove City's 3 public schools and spent $20,107 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,107
  2. Grove City Area High School, the largest high school in Grove City649 students in 2024-25, 14.4 per teacher.649
  3. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  4. Find the school district for a Grove City addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Pennsylvania

  1. Philadelphia302 schools
  2. Pittsburgh145 schools
  3. Harrisburg40 schools
  4. York39 schools
  5. Lancaster37 schools
  6. Erie35 schools
  7. Allentown34 schools
  8. Reading32 schools

Questions about schools in Grove City

  1. How many public schools are in Grove City, PA?
    3 public schools with an address in Grove City were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 1,859 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Grove City?
    Grove City Area High School, with 649 students in 2024-25 (Grove City Area SD).
  3. Which districts run Grove City's schools?
    Grove City Area SD (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25