According to Pennsylvania Department of Education enrollment reports, there were 1,245 students enrolled in K-12 in 2009–2010 school year at West Branch Area School District. There were 106 students in the Class of 2009. The district's class of 2010 had 90 students. Enrollment is projected to decline to 796 students by 2020. A study of Pennsylvania public school spending, conducted by Standard and Poor's, examined the consolidation of small public school districts in Pennsylvania in 2007. The study found that consolidation of the administration with an adjacent school district would achieve substantial administrative cost savings which varied by district.