Elementary school (grades K-5) · Breezewood, PA

Breezewood El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Breezewood El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420936000735
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
38
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
9
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Breezewood El Sch earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania.

38
Resource Index · Typical
15.4:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
51.9%
free-lunch eligible
77
students enrolled

Breezewood El Sch has class sizes larger than 80% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

77

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.4:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+13% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

51.9%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Breezewood El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:115.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Breezewood El Sch

Breezewood El Sch is a higher-need, small elementary school in Breezewood, Pennsylvania, enrolling 77 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.4:1 puts it in the larger third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 51.9% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Pennsylvania schools, with 77 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Among 18 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Pennsylvania schools statewide, it ranks #16, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 453 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

10.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Everett Area Sd also operates Everett Area Hs (393 students) and Everett Area El Sch (375 students) alongside Breezewood El Sch.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Breezewood El Sch compares

Breezewood El Sch on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.4:1 ▲ 13% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.9% ▼ 11% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 77 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.4:1
Leaner classes than 43% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
77
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.9%
free-lunch eligible - 11% 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
15.4:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 80% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
10.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,321
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Everett Area Sd, which includes Breezewood El Sch.

$15,321
Per student
-15%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.2%
State 47.8%
Federal 14.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Breezewood El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Everett Area Hs Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Everett Area El Sch Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Everett Area Ms Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Breezewood El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Everett Area Sd · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Breezewood El Sch's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Breezewood El Sch

How many students attend Breezewood El Sch?

Breezewood El Sch has 77 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Breezewood, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Breezewood El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Breezewood El Sch is 15.4:1, which is 13% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 2% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Breezewood El Sch?

51.9% of students at Breezewood El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Breezewood El Sch?

Breezewood El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Breezewood El Sch a good school?

Breezewood El Sch earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Everett Area Sd?

Besides Breezewood El Sch, Everett Area Sd also operates Everett Area Hs (393 students), Everett Area El Sch (375 students), and Everett Area Ms (358 students). See the Everett Area Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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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