ɛnɹˈoʊlmənt æt kˈeɪv spɹˈɪŋ wʌz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tə ɡɹˈeɪdz tˈɛn twˈɛlv ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst tə ðə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl pɹˈɛfɹəns tə hˈaʊz ɡɹˈeɪdz sˈɪks ˈeɪt ɪn mˈɪdəl skˈuːl ænd ɡɹˈeɪdz nˈaɪn twˈɛlv ɪn hˈaɪ skˈuːl.
Enrollment at Cave Spring was limited to grades 10–12 in contrast to the contemporary educational preference to house grades 6–8 in middle school and grades 9–12 in high school.