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

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch

Federal NCES profile for Indian Valley Intrmd Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 421529007391
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
23
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% of Pennsylvania schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
19.3:1
large classes for Pennsylvania
47.2%
free-lunch eligible
212
students enrolled

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch has class sizes larger than 97% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

212

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.3:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

+42% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

47.2%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Indian Valley Intrmd Sch compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

Larger classes than 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 Indian Valley Intrmd Sch

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch is a small elementary school in Reedsville, Pennsylvania, enrolling 212 students.

Class loads run heavy: 19.3:1 is larger than about 97% of Pennsylvania schools and 42% above the 13.6:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 47.2% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 212 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.

Among 180 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Pennsylvania schools statewide, it ranks #149, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 707 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

11.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Reedsville's elementary schools, it stands alongside Indian Valley El Sch (348 students): Indian Valley Intrmd Sch is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (19.3:1 vs 10.2:1).

Mifflin County Sd also operates Mifflin Co Hs (1,032 students) and Mifflin Co Ms (733 students) alongside Indian Valley Intrmd 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 Indian Valley Intrmd Sch compares

Indian Valley Intrmd 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 19.3:1 ▲ 42% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.2% ▼ 19% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 212 top 90% - -

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

19.3:1
Leaner classes than 19% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
212
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
47.2%
free-lunch eligible - 19% 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
19.3:1
students per teacher - 42% above state mean
Top 97% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 3% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
11.8%
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
$15,345
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 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 93.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 93.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.6, Indian Valley Intrmd Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mifflin County Sd, which includes Indian Valley Intrmd Sch.

$15,345
Per student
-15%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.5%
State 44.6%
Federal 15.9%

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 Indian Valley Intrmd Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mifflin Co Hs Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mifflin Co Ms Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mifflin Co Jhs Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lewistown Intrmd Sch Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lewistown El Sch Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Mifflin County Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Reedsville

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

Verify locally before acting on Indian Valley Intrmd Sch'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 Indian Valley Intrmd Sch

How many students attend Indian Valley Intrmd Sch?

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch has 212 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Reedsville, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Valley Intrmd Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Indian Valley Intrmd Sch is 19.3:1, which is 42% higher than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 23% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Indian Valley Intrmd Sch?

47.2% of students at Indian Valley Intrmd Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Indian Valley Intrmd Sch?

The largest demographic group at Indian Valley Intrmd Sch is White at 93.4% of enrollment, in Reedsville, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Indian Valley Intrmd Sch?

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Indian Valley Intrmd Sch a good school?

Indian Valley Intrmd Sch earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 97% 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 Mifflin County Sd?

Besides Indian Valley Intrmd Sch, Mifflin County Sd also operates Mifflin Co Hs (1,032 students), Mifflin Co Ms (733 students), and Mifflin Co Jhs (678 students). See the Mifflin County 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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