NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools PA

Best-Resourced Schools in Pottsville, PA

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5 public K-12 schools in Pottsville from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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5
Schools
2,922
Students
35.8/100
Avg Resource Index
15.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Pottsville has more public-school enrollment than 27% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Pottsville's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

2 of Pottsville's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between Lengel Ms and Early Childhood Edu Ctr shows the range hidden by Pottsville's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 73%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
28th percentile
Teacher staffing
45th percentile

Pottsville Area Hs accounts for 33.4% of all Pottsville public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Pottsville-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Pottsville school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities

Pottsville school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 976 students (highest), a spread of 875 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Pottsville reports 65.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Pottsville student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Pottsville is typically wider than the Pottsville-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Pottsville's 5 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Lengel Ms 46
2. Clarke El Ctr 42
3. Gillingham Charter School 39
4. Pottsville Area Hs 33
5. Early Childhood Edu Ctr 19

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Pottsville

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Clarke El Ctr 54.5/100
  2. 2 Gillingham Charter School 54.0/100
  3. 3 Lengel Ms 50.7/100
  4. 4 Pottsville Area Hs 43.8/100
  5. 5 Early Childhood Edu Ctr 37.7/100

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Which Pottsville school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Lengel Ms has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Pottsville schools in this federal-data comparison at 46/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Pottsville, PA? ▼

Pottsville has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,922 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.