District profile / Pennsylvania
Spring Cove School District
1,577
Students
2024-25 school year
4
Schools
2024-25 school year
$14,837
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 6% below the Pennsylvania median
13.6
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4
Spring Cove School District is a public school district based in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, serving 1,577 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #294 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 394 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its acting superintendent is Steven Foor. It spends about $14,837 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher. We've matched 1 news story to the district.
How Spring Cove compares
Spring CovePennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$29.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 8%State 48%Local 44%
| Measure | Spring Cove | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,837 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,658 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 287 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 315 | 328 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Steven Foor
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
Recent news: Green returns to Spring Cove School District as acting superintendent (Altoona Mirror, October 20, 2026)
In the news
1 story matchedPeer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lycoming School DistrictHughesville | 1,602 | 4 | $14,433 | 15.3 | #293 |
| Spring Cove School DistrictRoaring Spring · this district | 1,577 | 4 | $14,837 | 13.6 | #294 |
| Lake-Lehman School DistrictDallas | 1,568 | 4 | $16,686 | 12.6 | #295 |
| Upper Adams School DistrictBiglerville | 1,568 | 4 | $15,357 | 11.7 | #296 |
| Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMount Carmel | 1,558 | 3 | $13,111 | 10.7 | #297 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Community SchoolsBuchanan, MI | 1,577 | $11,702 | 17.9 |
| Winfield R-IVWinfield, MO | 1,577 | $9,221 | 13.0 |
| Lunenburg County Public SchoolsKenbridge, VA | 1,577 | $12,030 | 13.0 |
| Carrollton Public SchoolsSaginaw, MI | 1,576 | $13,204 | 15.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-pa-spring-cove-school-district