Berkey School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Arnold, Pennsylvania
Berkey School in Arnold, Pennsylvania enrolled 289 students in 2024-25 with 27.5 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
294 students in 2022-23, 312 students in 2023-24, 289 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 27.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 294 | 26.0 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 27.5 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 289 | 27.5 | 10.5 |
10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Berkey School enrolled 301 students and reported no counselor; it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions39
- Chronically absent27.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.7% of students were White, 34.3% Black, 23.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White37.7%
- Black34.3%
- Two or more races23.9%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Arnold
2 public elementary schools in Arnold report 2024-25 enrollment; Berkey School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy A. Hunt Elementary School | 609 | 11.9 | 96.1% |
| Berkey School | 289 | 10.5 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Berkey School
- Roy A. Hunt Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 609 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Martin SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 147 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Berkey School with Roy A. Hunt Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New Kensington-Arnold SD spends per student$17,297 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,297
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaBerkey School is the number 1,277 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,277 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.10.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Berkey School
How many students attend Berkey School?
289 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 294 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Arnold, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Berkey School?
10.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Berkey School a Title I school?
Berkey School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Berkey School in?
New Kensington-Arnold SD, NCES district ID 4216740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421674007533 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.