Donegal Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Donegal Primary School in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 37.5 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (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 fell 1%
570 students in 2022-23, 601 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.0 to 37.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 570 | 38.0 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 35.5 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 559 | 37.5 | 14.9 |
14.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 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).
One counselor per 286 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Donegal Primary School enrolled 572 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 286 of the 572 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.1% of students were White, 16.1% Hispanic, 5.0% Black in 2024-25.
- White75.1%
- Hispanic16.1%
- Black5.0%
- Asian2.1%
- Two or more races1.3%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Mount Joy
2 public elementary schools in Mount Joy report 2024-25 enrollment; Donegal Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Primary School | 559 | 14.9 | 45.4% |
| Farmdale Elementary School | 489 | 13.7 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Donegal Primary School
- Donegal Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 806 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Farmdale Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 489 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Donegal Primary School with Donegal Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Donegal SD spends per student$15,853 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,853
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaDonegal Primary School is the number 349 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#349 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.9:1
- 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 Donegal Primary School
How many students attend Donegal Primary School?
559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 570 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mount Joy, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Donegal Primary School?
14.9 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 Donegal Primary School a Title I school?
Donegal Primary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Donegal Primary School in?
Donegal SD, NCES district ID 4207650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420765000778 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.