Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bear Creek Township, PA
Bear Creek Community Cs
Federal NCES profile for Bear Creek Community Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
The verdict
Bear Creek Community Cs earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Pennsylvania schools.
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 14.7:1
- large classes for Pennsylvania
- 46.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 604
- students enrolled
Bear Creek Community Cs has class sizes larger than 72% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 420012600848 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
+70 students YoY
Bear Creek Community Cs grew from 511 students in 2022-23 to 581 in 2023-24 (+13.7%).
Teacher FTE held 41.9 → 41.9 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Growing CCD campus
+70 students YoY 420012600848 · Bear Creek Township, PA Elementary · MID · CHARTER
604 enr · 14.7:1 · 46.0% lunch · RII 33
Nearest enrollment peer: Ocotillo School (604 students)
Bear Creek Community Cs grew from 511 students in 2022-23 to 581 in 2023-24 (+13.7%). Teacher FTE held 41.9 → 41.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →
How Bear Creek Community Cs compares
Bear Creek Community Cs is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 14.7:1 | ▲ 8% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 46.0% | ▼ 21% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 604 | top 29% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 64.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 54.4, Bear Creek Community Cs is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
District finance for Bear Creek Community Cs reports $15,053 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing
Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.
Similar enrollment (~604 students)
Frequently asked questions about Bear Creek Community Cs
How many students attend Bear Creek Community Cs?
Bear Creek Community Cs has 604 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bear Creek Township, PA. CCD year-over-year: 511 (2022-23) → 581 (2023-24), up 70.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Creek Community Cs?
The student-teacher ratio at Bear Creek Community Cs is 14.7:1, which is 8% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bear Creek Community Cs?
46.0% of students at Bear Creek Community Cs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bear Creek Community Cs?
The largest demographic group at Bear Creek Community Cs is White at 64.2% of enrollment, in Bear Creek Township, PA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bear Creek Community Cs?
Bear Creek Community Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Bear Creek Community Cs?
None; Bear Creek Community Cs is a single-school charter district, and Bear Creek Community Cs is its only campus.