Kindergarten Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten · Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Kindergarten Academy in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 321 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 13.8 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).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

346 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 321 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.1 to 23.3.

Students enrolled at Kindergarten Academy by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233462023-243432024-25321
Students enrolled at Kindergarten Academy by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233462023-243432024-25321
Students enrolled at Kindergarten Academy by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233462023-243432024-25321
Students enrolled at Kindergarten Academy by school year2022-23: 346, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233462023-243432024-25321
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334622.115.7
2023-2434321.715.8
2024-2532123.313.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; Kindergarten Academy 13.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKindergarten Academy 13.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Kindergarten Academy 13.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKindergarten Academy 13.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Kindergarten Academy 13.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKindergarten Academy 13.8state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Kindergarten Academy 13.8; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherKindergarten Academy 13.8state 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 319 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kindergarten Academy enrolled 319 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 319 of the 319 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.5% of students were White, 9.3% Black, 9.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White64.5%
  2. Black9.3%
  3. Asian9.3%
  4. Two or more races9.0%
  5. Hispanic7.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Mechanicsburg

12 public elementary schools in Mechanicsburg report 2024-25 enrollment.

All public schools in Mechanicsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kindergarten Academy

  1. Elmwood AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 712 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Northside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 221 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Kindergarten Academy with Elmwood AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mechanicsburg Area SD spends per student$16,032 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,032
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaKindergarten Academy is the number 1,158 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,158 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  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 Kindergarten Academy

  1. How many students attend Kindergarten Academy?
    321 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 346 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mechanicsburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kindergarten Academy?
    13.8 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 Kindergarten Academy a Title I school?
    Kindergarten Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Kindergarten Academy in?
    Mechanicsburg Area SD, NCES district ID 4215030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421503006867 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