Kelly Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Kelly Primary School in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 9.2 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 rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%
230 students in 2022-23, 277 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 230 | 25.0 | 9.2 |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 23.0 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 276 | 30.0 | 9.2 |
9.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 215 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kelly Primary School enrolled 215 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 215 of the 215 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.3% of students were Black, 12.3% Hispanic, 10.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black74.3%
- Hispanic12.3%
- Two or more races10.5%
- White2.9%
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 Wilkinsburg
2 public elementary schools in Wilkinsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Kelly Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Primary School | 276 | 9.2 | 100.0% |
| Turner Intermediate School | 200 | 7.7 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kelly Primary School
- Edgewood El STEAM AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 516 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Pittsburgh Faison K-5The next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 480 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Kelly Primary School with Edgewood El STEAM AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wilkinsburg School District spends per student$31,927 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$31,927
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaKelly Primary School is the number 1,317 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,317 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.2:1
- 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 Kelly Primary School
How many students attend Kelly Primary School?
276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 230 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wilkinsburg, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kelly Primary School?
9.2 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 Kelly Primary School a Title I school?
Kelly Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kelly Primary School in?
Wilkinsburg School District, NCES district ID 4226370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422637005106 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.