Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hellam, PA

Kreutz Creek El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Kreutz Creek El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 420879006285
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
36
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kreutz Creek El Sch earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of Pennsylvania schools.

50
Resource Index · Higher
11.9:1
small classes for Pennsylvania
51.9%
free-lunch eligible
320
students enrolled

Kreutz Creek El Sch has class sizes smaller than 73% of Pennsylvania schools. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-28 students YoY

Kreutz Creek El Sch shrank from 360 students in 2022-23 to 332 in 2023-24 (-7.8%).

Teacher FTE added 27.1 → 28.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-28 students YoY 420879006285 · Hellam, PA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

320 enr · 11.9:1 · 51.9% lunch · RII 50

Nearest enrollment peer: Eastern York Hs (640 students)

Kreutz Creek El Sch shrank from 360 students in 2022-23 to 332 in 2023-24 (-7.8%). Teacher FTE added 27.1 → 28.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Kreutz Creek El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Kreutz Creek El Sch reports 320 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Kreutz Creek El Sch compares

Kreutz Creek El Sch is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▼ 12% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 51.9% ▼ 11% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 320 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
320
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
51.9%
free-lunch eligible - 11% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 27% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,836
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 320 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6%
Two or More 5.3%
African American 4.4%

Largest group: White at 78.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.1, Kreutz Creek El Sch is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Eastern York Sd reports $17,836 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Kreutz Creek El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Eastern York Hs Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Eastern York Ms Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wrightsville El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Canadochly El Sch Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kreutz Creek El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Eastern York Sd · 4 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Kreutz Creek El Sch

How many students attend Kreutz Creek El Sch?

Kreutz Creek El Sch has 320 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hellam, PA. CCD year-over-year: 360 (2022-23) → 332 (2023-24), down 28.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kreutz Creek El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Kreutz Creek El Sch is 11.9:1, which is 12% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kreutz Creek El Sch?

51.9% of students at Kreutz Creek El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kreutz Creek El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Kreutz Creek El Sch is White at 78.8% of enrollment, in Hellam, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kreutz Creek El Sch?

Kreutz Creek El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Eastern York Sd?

Besides Kreutz Creek El Sch, Eastern York Sd also operates Eastern York Hs (640 students), Eastern York Ms (527 students), and Wrightsville El Sch (353 students). See the Eastern York Sd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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