Big Spring School District encompasses approximately 198 square miles (510 km2).

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 29.8% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.

[6] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.

The Capital Area Intermediate Unit IU15 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, a completely developed K-12 curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and professional development for staff and faculty.

[8] Big Spring School District provides a wide variety of activities, clubs and an extensive, publicly funded, interscholastic athletics program.