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

Conneaut Valley El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Conneaut Valley El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420659006133
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
25
📋 Attendance
82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Conneaut Valley El Sch earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.

43
Resource Index · Typical
16.3:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
374
students enrolled

Conneaut Valley El Sch has class sizes larger than 87% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

374

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.3:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+20% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

+72% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Conneaut Valley El Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

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

What stands out at Conneaut Valley El Sch

Conneaut Valley El Sch is a high-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Conneautville, Pennsylvania, enrolling 374 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.3:1 is larger than about 87% of Pennsylvania schools and 20% above the 13.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 100.0% of students eligible for free meals.

With 374 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Against 484 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #193.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 374 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 7.2% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Conneautville's elementary schools, it stands alongside Conneaut Valley Ms (259 students): Conneaut Valley El Sch is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (16.3:1 vs 11.3:1).

Conneaut Sd also operates Conneaut Area Senior High (564 students) and Conneaut Lake Ms (408 students) alongside Conneaut Valley 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 Conneaut Valley El Sch compares

Conneaut Valley 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 16.3:1 ▲ 20% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 72% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 374 top 65% - -

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

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
374
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 72% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 20% above state mean
Top 87% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 13% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
7.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$18,895
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 374 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.0 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 94.4%
Two or More 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.1%
African American 0.5%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.7, Conneaut Valley El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Conneaut Sd, which includes Conneaut Valley El Sch.

$18,895
Per student
+5%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.2%
State 47.9%
Federal 12.8%

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 Conneaut Valley El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Conneaut Area Senior High Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Conneaut Lake Ms Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Conneaut Valley Ms Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Conneaut Sd · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Conneautville

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

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

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Frequently asked questions about Conneaut Valley El Sch

How many students attend Conneaut Valley El Sch?

Conneaut Valley El Sch has 374 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Conneautville, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Conneaut Valley El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Conneaut Valley El Sch is 16.3:1, which is 20% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Conneaut Valley El Sch?

100.0% of students at Conneaut Valley El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Conneaut Valley El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Conneaut Valley El Sch is White at 94.4% of enrollment, in Conneautville, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Conneaut Valley El Sch?

Conneaut Valley El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (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 Conneaut Valley El Sch a good school?

Conneaut Valley El Sch earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Conneaut Sd?

Besides Conneaut Valley El Sch, Conneaut Sd also operates Conneaut Area Senior High (564 students), Conneaut Lake Ms (408 students), and Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury El Sch (392 students). See the Conneaut 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.

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