NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools PA

Best-Resourced Schools in State College, PA

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

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12
Schools
6,595
Students
51.3/100
Avg Resource Index
12.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, State College has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. State College Area Hs enrolls 36.4% of State College's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

The school portfolio is elementary-weighted

9 of State College's 12 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 2 middle and 0 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.

Governance mix is central to a fair comparison

3 of 12 listed State College campuses are reported as charters, so district-run and charter records occupy substantial shares of the same city view. They may follow different governance, enrollment, and program structures even when their mailing city matches. The 22-point gap between Corl Street El Sch and Young Scholars of Central Pa Cs should be read within that context, not as a single-system league table. Check charter status and district affiliation before comparing two nearby schools, and verify current admissions rules with the operator.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
90th percentile
Teacher staffing
87th percentile

State College Area Hs accounts for 36.4% of all State College public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means State College-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. 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

State College school enrollment varies 47× across entities

State College school enrollment ranges from 51 students (lowest) to 2,402 students (highest), a spread of 2,351 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. 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

State College student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of State College's 12 listed schools are charters

25% 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. Corl Street El Sch 61
2. Park Forest Ms 60
3. Mount Nittany Ms 59
4. Easterly Parkway El Sch 56
5. Radio Park El Sch 52
6. Spring Creek El Sch 51
7. State College Area Hs 48
8. Mount Nittany El Sch 48
9. Nittany Valley Cs 48
10. Park Forest El Sch 47
11. Centre Learning Community Cs 46
12. Young Scholars of Central Pa Cs 39

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in State College

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 Young Scholars of Central Pa Cs 59.6/100
  2. 2 Radio Park El Sch 57.8/100
  3. 3 Easterly Parkway El Sch 57.8/100
  4. 4 State College Area Hs 41.0/100
  5. 5 Park Forest El Sch 40.9/100

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Which State College school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Corl Street El Sch has the highest Resource Investment Index among the State College schools in this federal-data comparison at 61/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in State College, PA? ▼

State College has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,595 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.2:1.

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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.