Enrollment
289
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tidioute, PA
Tidioute Community Cs
Federal NCES profile for Tidioute Community Cs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 420013600874Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tidioute Community Cs earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Pennsylvania schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Pennsylvania schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.3:1
- small classes for Pennsylvania
- 97.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 289
- students enrolled
Tidioute Community Cs has class sizes smaller than 95% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Tidioute Community Cs · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 420013600874 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 13.6:1 Pennsylvania avg
-32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
97.3%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
+67% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tidioute Community Cs compares with Pennsylvania and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tidioute Community Cs
Tidioute Community Cs is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Tidioute, Pennsylvania, enrolling 289 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.3:1, Tidioute Community Cs is leaner than roughly 95% of Pennsylvania schools and 32% 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 97.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 289 puts it in the smaller third of Pennsylvania schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,889 scored Pennsylvania schools.
Against 374 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #148.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 10/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Tidioute Community Cs spends $23,517 per pupil, 31% above the Pennsylvania average, a better-resourced district than most.
Tidioute Community Cs is a single-school charter district, so Tidioute Community Cs operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Tidioute Community Cs compares
Tidioute Community Cs on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.3:1 | ▼ 32% | 13.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 97.3% | ▲ 67% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 289 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
289
Bigger than 31% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
97.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 67% 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
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 5% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.9%
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
$23,517
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
28
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.7 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 94.8%
Two or More 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.0%
Largest group: White at 94.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.1, Tidioute Community Cs is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 3
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tidioute Community Cs, which includes Tidioute Community Cs.
$23,517
Per student
+31%
vs Pennsylvania
Avg $17,970
+42%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 84.2%
State 0.9%
Federal 14.9%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~289 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Tidioute Community Cs
How many students attend Tidioute Community Cs?
Tidioute Community Cs has 289 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tidioute, PA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tidioute Community Cs?
The student-teacher ratio at Tidioute Community Cs is 9.3:1, which is 32% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 41% 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 Tidioute Community Cs?
97.3% of students at Tidioute Community Cs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tidioute Community Cs?
The largest demographic group at Tidioute Community Cs is White at 94.8% of enrollment, in Tidioute, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tidioute Community Cs?
Tidioute Community Cs has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Tidioute Community Cs a good school?
Tidioute Community Cs earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Tidioute Community Cs?
None; Tidioute Community Cs is a single-school charter district, and Tidioute Community Cs is its only campus.
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