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Big Spring School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 2,379 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Big Spring School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Cumberland County). During the 2024 school year, 2,379 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Big Spring School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Seth Cornman2027
David Fisher2027
Michael Hippensteel2027
Frank Myers2027
Lisa Shade2027
Melissa Bigler2025
Julie Boothe2025
Kenneth Fisher2025
John Wardle2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,268,000 $2,128 8%
Local: $37,812,000 $15,278 60%
State: $19,686,000 $7,954 31%
Total: $62,766,000 $25,360
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,014,000 $22,227
Total Current Expenditures: $43,680,000 $17,648
Instructional Expenditures: $26,531,000 $10,719 48%
Student and Staff Support: $4,014,000 $1,621 7%
Administration: $4,472,000 $1,806 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,663,000 $3,500 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,723,000 $1,100
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $106,000 $42
Interest on Debt: $954,000 $385


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 PS <50 21-39 21-39 39
2018-2019 51 >=50 21-39 30-39 40-49 52
2017-2018 50 >=50 21-39 40-59 40-59 50
2016-2017 53 >=50 <50 21-39 50-59 54
2015-2016 47 >=50 >=50 21-39 40-49 47
2014-2015 47 <50 21-39 21-39 40-59 47
2013-2014 77 >=50 60-79 >=50 60-79 77
2012-2013 77 60-79 >=80 >=50 PS 60-79 77
2011-2012 77 >=50 60-79 60-79 PS 60-79 77
2010-2011 76 PS PS 76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 PS >=50 >=50 60-79 62
2018-2019 68 >=50 40-59 50-59 60-69 68
2017-2018 67 >=50 40-59 60-79 60-79 67
2016-2017 66 >=50 >=50 40-59 70-79 67
2015-2016 64 >=50 >=50 40-59 50-59 64
2014-2015 63 >=50 40-59 21-39 60-79 63
2013-2014 73 >=50 40-59 >=50 >=80 73
2012-2013 73 60-79 60-79 >=50 PS 60-79 74
2011-2012 72 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS >=80 72
2010-2011 70 PS PS 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 94 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2018-2019 91 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 94 PS PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 92 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 87 PS PS PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 88 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 86 PS PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,379 -1.7
2022-2023 2,420 -2.3
2021-2022 2,475 1.6
2020-2021 2,435 -4.9
2019-2020 2,554 0.9
2018-2019 2,531 -0.5
2017-2018 2,543 -1.1
2016-2017 2,571 -0.5
2015-2016 2,584 -1.2
2014-2015 2,616 -1.3
2013-2014 2,651 -2.2
2012-2013 2,708 -2.7
2011-2012 2,780 -2.4
2010-2011 2,846 -3.5
2009-2010 2,945 -4.0
2008-2009 3,064 0.7
2007-2008 3,044 -4.2
2006-2007 3,172 1.0
2005-2006 3,139 -0.1
2004-2005 3,143 -1.5
2003-2004 3,191 -0.4
2002-2003 3,203 -1.1
2001-2002 3,238 0.2
2000-2001 3,230 0.1
1999-2000 3,226 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Big Spring School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 4.7
Black 0.7 14.4
Hispanic 2.4 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 5.3
White 91.9 60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Big Spring School District had 188.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.65.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 9.00
Elementary: 85.18
Secondary: 76.62
Total: 188.00

Big Spring School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 16.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 37.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Big Spring School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Spring Hs7529-12
Big Spring Ms5436-8
Mount Rock Elem Sch315KG-5
Newville El Sch354KG-5
Oak Flat El Sch379KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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