Middle school (grades 6-8) · Willow Hill, PA

Fannett-Metal Ms

Federal NCES profile for Fannett-Metal Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 420966000283
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
86
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fannett-Metal Ms earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania.

#3 of 3
public schools in Willow Hill · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
6.4:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
100.0%
free-lunch eligible

Fannett-Metal Ms has class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fannett-Metal Ms ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Willow Hill, PA.

Enrollment

70

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.4:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-53% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

+72% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fannett-Metal Ms compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:16.4:1

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

What stands out at Fannett-Metal Ms

Fannett-Metal Ms is a high-poverty, small middle school in Willow Hill, Pennsylvania, enrolling 70 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.4:1, Fannett-Metal Ms is leaner than roughly 99% of Pennsylvania schools and 53% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

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

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Pennsylvania schools, with 70 enrolled.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 70 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 29.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Fannett-Metal Sd also operates Fannett-Metal El Sch (175 students) and Fannett-Metal Shs (124 students) alongside Fannett-Metal Ms.

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 Fannett-Metal Ms compares

Fannett-Metal Ms on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.4:1 ▼ 53% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 72% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 70 top 97% - -

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

6.4:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
70
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

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
6.4:1
students per teacher - 53% below state mean
Top 1% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
57.1%
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
$18,206
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 70 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 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 91.4%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Two or More 1.4%

Largest group: White at 91.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.9, Fannett-Metal Ms is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fannett-Metal Sd, which includes Fannett-Metal Ms.

$18,206
Per student
+1%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.1%
State 35.7%
Federal 29.2%

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 Fannett-Metal Ms Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Fannett-Metal El Sch Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Fannett-Metal Shs Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fannett-Metal Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fannett-Metal Sd · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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 Fannett-Metal Ms'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 Fannett-Metal Ms

How many students attend Fannett-Metal Ms?

Fannett-Metal Ms has 70 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Willow Hill, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fannett-Metal Ms?

The student-teacher ratio at Fannett-Metal Ms is 6.4:1, which is 53% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 59% 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 Fannett-Metal Ms?

100.0% of students at Fannett-Metal Ms are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fannett-Metal Ms?

The largest demographic group at Fannett-Metal Ms is White at 91.4% of enrollment, in Willow Hill, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fannett-Metal Ms?

Fannett-Metal Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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).

How does Fannett-Metal Ms rank among public schools in Willow Hill?

By Resource Investment Index, Fannett-Metal Ms ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Willow Hill, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Willow Hill on the city page.

Is Fannett-Metal Ms a good school?

Fannett-Metal Ms earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% 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 Fannett-Metal Sd?

Besides Fannett-Metal Ms, Fannett-Metal Sd also operates Fannett-Metal El Sch (175 students) and Fannett-Metal Shs (124 students). See the Fannett-Metal 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.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.