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Newville, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Big Spring Sd #264 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,648 per pupil, Big Spring Sd ranks #295 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,420
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$17,648
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Big Spring Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,420 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cumberland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,648 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.2% local, 31.4% state, and 8.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #264 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.7% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mount Rock Elem Sch, with a diversity index of 23.2/100.
Its largest campus is Big Spring Hs, enrolling 764 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Big Spring Hs accounts for 31.6% of all Big Spring Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Big Spring Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Big Spring Sd school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Big Spring Sd school enrollment ranges from 331 students (lowest) to 764 students (highest), a spread of 433 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Big Spring Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Big Spring Sd is typically wider than the Big Spring Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Big Spring Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,420 students.
How much does Big Spring Sd spend per student?
Big Spring Sd spends $17,648 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #264 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Big Spring Sd?
Big Spring Sd students are 90.7% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Big Spring Sd?
Big Spring Sd has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #264 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.