Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · New Castle, Pennsylvania

Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center in New Castle, Pennsylvania enrolled 736 students in 2024-25 with 52.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

775 students in 2022-23, 778 students in 2023-24, 736 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 52.0.

Students enrolled at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 775, 2023-24: 778, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237752023-247782024-25736
Students enrolled at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 775, 2023-24: 778, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237752023-247782024-25736
Students enrolled at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 775, 2023-24: 778, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237752023-247782024-25736
Students enrolled at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center by school year2022-23: 775, 2023-24: 778, 2024-25: 73602004006008002022-237752023-247782024-25736
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377549.015.8
2023-2477851.015.2
2024-2573652.014.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.1; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

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 747 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center enrolled 747 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 747 of the 747 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.2% of students were White, 23.0% of two or more races, 22.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White46.2%
  2. Two or more races23.0%
  3. Black22.1%
  4. Hispanic8.2%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 New Castle

7 public elementary schools in New Castle report 2024-25 enrollment; Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center73614.1100.0%
Mohawk Elementary School70915.834.7%
Washington Intrmd School70714.699.9%
Neshannock Memorial Elementary School68815.329.1%
Laurel Elementary School50316.236.2%
Shenango Elementary School48512.7100.0%
Union Memorial Elementary School32011.264.5%

All public schools in New Castle →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center

  1. Washington Intrmd SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 707 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Shenango Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 485 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center with Washington Intrmd SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Castle Area SD spends per student$18,752 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,752
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHarry W Lockley Early Learning Center is the number 110 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#110 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. 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 Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center?
    736 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 775 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Castle, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center?
    14.1 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.
  3. Is Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center a Title I school?
    Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center in?
    New Castle Area SD, NCES district ID 4216620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421662007541 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.

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