📍 30 Charter School Way, Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County, 18702
Bear Creek Community CS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bear Creek Township, Luzerne County. The school has 511 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bear Creek Community CS school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bear Creek Community CS enrolls 511 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.4% Two or more races and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 511 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Creek Community CS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 14, state house district 118.
Bear Creek Community CS is one of 1 schools in Bear Creek Community CS, based in Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania. The district serves 604 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 511 students, Bear Creek Community CS is smaller than the district average of about 604 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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