Other / mixed grade configuration · Honesdale, PA

Stourbridge Primary Ctr

Federal NCES profile for Stourbridge Primary Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 422497004291
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
17
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stourbridge Primary Ctr earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

#4 of 4
public schools in Honesdale · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
12.2:1
students per teacher
51.5%
free-lunch eligible

Stourbridge Primary Ctr has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Stourbridge Primary Ctr ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Honesdale, PA.

Enrollment

415

Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.2:1

vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg

-10% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

51.5%

vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Stourbridge Primary Ctr compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians

At or below 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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr

Stourbridge Primary Ctr is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, enrolling 415 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.2:1 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 51.5% lands close to the Pennsylvania typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 415 students, its enrollment sits close to the Pennsylvania median campus size.

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

Among 495 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Pennsylvania schools statewide, it ranks #439, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 415 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Wayne Highlands Sd spends $22,741 per pupil, 27% above the Pennsylvania average, a better-resourced district than most.

Wayne Highlands Sd also operates Honesdale Hs (679 students) and Lakeside Elementary School (419 students) alongside Stourbridge Primary Ctr.

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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr compares

Stourbridge Primary Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.2:1 ▼ 10% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.5% ▼ 11% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 415 top 58% - -

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

12.2:1
Leaner classes than 74% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
415
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
51.5%
free-lunch eligible - 11% 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
12.2:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 31% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 69% 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
$22,741
per pupil, district-wide - above Pennsylvania avg of $17,970
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 415 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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: 0.7 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 85.5%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 3.6%
Asian 1.0%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 85.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.0, Stourbridge Primary Ctr is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wayne Highlands Sd, which includes Stourbridge Primary Ctr.

$22,741
Per student
+27%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+37%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 60.6%
State 31.6%
Federal 7.8%

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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Honesdale Hs Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lakeside Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Wayne Highlands Ms Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Damascus Area Sch Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Preston Sch Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Stourbridge Primary Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wayne Highlands Sd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other 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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr'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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr

How many students attend Stourbridge Primary Ctr?

Stourbridge Primary Ctr has 415 students enrolled. It is a public school in Honesdale, PA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stourbridge Primary Ctr?

The student-teacher ratio at Stourbridge Primary Ctr is 12.2:1, which is 10% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 22% 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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr?

51.5% of students at Stourbridge Primary Ctr are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stourbridge Primary Ctr?

The largest demographic group at Stourbridge Primary Ctr is White at 85.5% of enrollment, in Honesdale, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stourbridge Primary Ctr?

Stourbridge Primary Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (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 Stourbridge Primary Ctr rank among public schools in Honesdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Stourbridge Primary Ctr ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Honesdale, 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 Honesdale on the city page.

Is Stourbridge Primary Ctr a good school?

Stourbridge Primary Ctr earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. 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 Wayne Highlands Sd?

Besides Stourbridge Primary Ctr, Wayne Highlands Sd also operates Honesdale Hs (679 students), Lakeside Elementary School (419 students), and Wayne Highlands Ms (408 students). See the Wayne Highlands 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.

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