Fort Zeller Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Richland, Pennsylvania
Fort Zeller Elementary School in Richland, Pennsylvania enrolled 273 students in 2024-25 with 23.6 full-time teachers, 11.6 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
285 students in 2022-23, 270 students in 2023-24, 273 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.9 to 23.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 285 | 21.9 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22.1 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 273 | 23.6 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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 566 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Zeller Elementary School enrolled 283 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 566 of the 283 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent9.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.0% of students were White, 11.7% Hispanic, 2.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White85.0%
- Hispanic11.7%
- Black2.2%
- Two or more races0.7%
- Asian0.4%
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.
What to look at next about Fort Zeller Elementary School
- ELCO Intermd SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 505 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Jackson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 203 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Compare Fort Zeller Elementary School with ELCO Intermd SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Eastern Lebanon County SD spends per student$18,764 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,764
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaFort Zeller Elementary School is the number 1,325 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,325 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- 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 Fort Zeller Elementary School
How many students attend Fort Zeller Elementary School?
273 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 285 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Richland, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Zeller Elementary School?
11.6 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 Fort Zeller Elementary School a Title I school?
Fort Zeller Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Fort Zeller Elementary School in?
Eastern Lebanon County SD, NCES district ID 4208460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420846006611 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.