Bear Creek Community CS 鈥� Luzerne County, PA

Key statistics

604

Students enrolled

1

Public schools

44

Classroom teachers (FTE)

13.8:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 75
Grade 1 75
Grade 2 75
Grade 3 75
Grade 4 75
Grade 5 75
Grade 6 52
Grade 7 51
Grade 8 51

By race/ethnicity

White 64%
Hispanic/Latino 16%
Two or more races 11%
Black or African American 6%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Asian <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$13,499 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $7,460
Support services $5,258
Other (food service, etc.) $781

Where the money comes from

Local 77%
State 3%
Federal 20%

Total revenue $10.3 milliontotal spending $15.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 08

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Fringe

Total staff (FTE)

90

District office

30 Charter School Way, Bear Creek Township PA 18702

Phone

(570) 820-4070

County

Luzerne County

Official website

NCES District ID

4200126

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About Bear Creek Community CS

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

Bear Creek Community Charter School is the first and only free public charter school operating in Luzerne County. Since our opening in 2004 with 98 students, we have grown to an enrollment near the maximum capacity of 430 students. Our Mission is to embrace a diverse student body and inspire student success through an innovative curriculum, the cultivation of environmental stewardship, and by holding students, parents, and staff accountable for results.

Public Schools in Bear Creek Community CS (1)

All levels Elementary Middle High Other