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

Brockway Area Elementary Sch

Federal NCES profile for Brockway Area Elementary Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420426005148
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
13
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brockway Area Elementary Sch earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
12:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
45.9%
free-lunch eligible
433
students enrolled

Brockway Area Elementary Sch has class sizes smaller than 72% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Brockway Area Elementary Sch held near 451 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 36.9 → 39.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-15 students YoY 420426005148 · Brockway, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

433 enr · 12:1 · 45.9% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Brockway Area Jshs (400 students)

Brockway Area Elementary Sch held near 451 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount). Teacher FTE added 36.9 → 39.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

How Brockway Area Elementary Sch compares

Brockway Area Elementary Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▼ 12% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 45.9% ▼ 21% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 433 top 54% - -

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

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
433
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.9%
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
12:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 28% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.9%
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
$18,182
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 433 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.9%
Hispanic or Latino 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%
African American 0.2%
Asian 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 97.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Brockway Area Elementary Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Brockway Area Sd reports $18,182 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Brockway Area Elementary Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brockway Area Jshs Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Brockway Area Sd · 1 sibling school

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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 Brockway Area Elementary Sch

How many students attend Brockway Area Elementary Sch?

Brockway Area Elementary Sch has 433 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brockway, PA. CCD year-over-year: 466 (2022-23) → 451 (2023-24), nearly flat (-15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brockway Area Elementary Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Brockway Area Elementary Sch is 12:1, which is 12% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Brockway Area Elementary Sch?

45.9% of students at Brockway Area Elementary Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brockway Area Elementary Sch?

The largest demographic group at Brockway Area Elementary Sch is White at 97.9% of enrollment, in Brockway, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brockway Area Elementary Sch?

Brockway Area Elementary Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher 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 Brockway Area Sd?

Besides Brockway Area Elementary Sch, Brockway Area Sd also operates Brockway Area Jshs (400 students). See the Brockway 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 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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