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

Circle of Seasons Cs

Federal NCES profile for Circle of Seasons Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420087507507Charter school
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
13
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Circle of Seasons Cs earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Pennsylvania schools.

29
Resource Index · Lower
16:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
433
students enrolled

Circle of Seasons Cs has class sizes larger than 85% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

433

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+18% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Circle of Seasons Cs compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:116:1

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

What stands out at Circle of Seasons Cs

Circle of Seasons Cs is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, enrolling 433 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16:1 puts it in the larger third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 433 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 93% of the 2,889 Pennsylvania schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 37/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 433 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Circle of Seasons Cs is a single-school charter district, so Circle of Seasons Cs operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Circle of Seasons Cs compares

Circle of Seasons Cs on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16:1 ▲ 18% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 433 top 54% - -

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

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
433
Bigger than 52% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 85% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 15% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
25.2%
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
$17,590
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 433 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 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.

Student demographics

White 78.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
Two or More 6.0%
African American 2.5%
Asian 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 78.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.7, Circle of Seasons Cs is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Circle of Seasons Cs, which includes Circle of Seasons Cs.

$17,590
Per student
-2%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 94.1%
State 0.3%
Federal 5.6%

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.

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 Circle of Seasons Cs'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 Circle of Seasons Cs

How many students attend Circle of Seasons Cs?

Circle of Seasons Cs has 433 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fogelsville, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Circle of Seasons Cs?

The student-teacher ratio at Circle of Seasons Cs is 16:1, which is 18% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Circle of Seasons Cs?

The largest demographic group at Circle of Seasons Cs is White at 78.5% of enrollment, in Fogelsville, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Circle of Seasons Cs?

Circle of Seasons Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower 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 Circle of Seasons Cs a good school?

Circle of Seasons Cs earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Pennsylvania schools. 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 Circle of Seasons Cs?

None; Circle of Seasons Cs is a single-school charter district, and Circle of Seasons 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 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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