Elementary school (grades K-5) · Grove City, PA

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Grove City Area George Jr El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421122007606
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0/100100/10066/100
👥 S:T ratio
93
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
90
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania.

#1 of 6
public schools in Grove City · Resource Index
66
Resource Index · Higher
1.7:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
5
students enrolled

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch has class sizes smaller than 99% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Grove City Area George Jr El Sch ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Grove City, PA.

School address

Grove City, PA 16127
District: Grove City Area Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 421122007606 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD campus card

5 on latest CCD 421122007606 · Grove City, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

5 enr · 1.7:1 · RII 66

Nearest enrollment peer: Hillview El Sch (768 students)

Resource Investment Index #1 of 6 public schools in Grove City. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Grove City Area George Jr El Sch reports 5 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Grove City Area George Jr El Sch compares

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means on staffing and lunch eligibility.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 1.7:1 ▼ 88% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 5 top 99% - -

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

1.7:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
5
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
1.7:1
students per teacher - 88% below state mean
Top 1% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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
$20,107
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 60.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Programs

District finance for Grove City Area Sd reports $20,107 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Grove City Area George Jr El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hillview El Sch Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grove City Area Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grove City Area Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grove City Area George Jr Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Grove City Area George Jr Ms Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Grove City Area George Jr El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Grove City Area Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Grove City

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

Hillview El Sch
Standard public school
768 students 13.2:1 students per teacher

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.

Similar enrollment (~5 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~1.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Grove City Area George Jr El Sch

How many students attend Grove City Area George Jr El Sch?

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch has 5 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Grove City, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grove City Area George Jr El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Grove City Area George Jr El Sch is 1.7:1, which is 88% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 89% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grove City Area George Jr El Sch?

Grove City Area George Jr El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (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).

How does Grove City Area George Jr El Sch rank among public schools in Grove City?

By Resource Investment Index, Grove City Area George Jr El Sch ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Grove City, 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 Grove City on the city page.

What other schools are in Grove City Area Sd?

Besides Grove City Area George Jr El Sch, Grove City Area Sd also operates Hillview El Sch (768 students), Grove City Area Hs (649 students), and Grove City Area Ms (442 students). See the Grove City Area Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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