Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Mount Union, Pennsylvania
Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School in Mount Union, Pennsylvania enrolled 278 students in 2024-25 with 31.7 full-time teachers, 8.8 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
295 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 278 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 31.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 295 | 31.0 | 9.5 |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 27.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | 278 | 31.7 | 8.8 |
8.8 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 598 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School enrolled 299 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 598 of the 299 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.9% of students were White, 9.4% of two or more races, 4.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.9%
- Two or more races9.4%
- Hispanic4.3%
- Black1.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Mount Union
2 public elementary schools in Mount Union report 2024-25 enrollment; Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Twp Elementary School | 279 | 9.5 | 96.8% |
| Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School | 278 | 8.8 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School
- Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 279 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Strodes Mills Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 254 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School with Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mount Union Area SD spends per student$16,378 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,378
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMount Union-Kistler Elementary School is the number 1,309 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,309 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.8.8:1
- 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 Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School
How many students attend Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School?
278 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 295 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mount Union, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School?
8.8 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.Is Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School a Title I school?
Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School in?
Mount Union Area SD, NCES district ID 4216020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421602000670 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.