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.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420012600848Charter school
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
41
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

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.

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

14.7:1
Leaner classes than 50% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
604
Bigger than 73% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
46.0%
free-lunch eligible - 21% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.7:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 72% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
31.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,053
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 604 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 41 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 64.2%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
Two or More 11.4%
African American 6.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 64.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.4, Bear Creek Community Cs is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

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.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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