North Side Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
North Side Primary School in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania enrolled 376 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 13.3 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
364 students in 2022-23, 355 students in 2023-24, 376 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.4 to 28.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 364 | 28.4 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 28.3 | 12.6 |
| 2024-25 | 376 | 28.3 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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 347 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Side Primary School enrolled 347 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 347 of the 347 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.0% of students were White, 5.6% of two or more races, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.0%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Hispanic4.5%
- Black1.6%
- Asian0.3%
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 Ellwood City
3 public elementary schools in Ellwood City report 2024-25 enrollment; North Side Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Elementary School | 667 | 14.0 | 42.4% |
| North Side Primary School | 376 | 13.3 | 50.0% |
| Perry Lower Intrmd School | 225 | 10.0 | 58.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Side Primary School
- Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 225 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Riverside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 667 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare North Side Primary School with Perry Lower Intrmd SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ellwood City Area SD spends per student$18,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,925
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaNorth Side Primary School is the number 959 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#959 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.13.3:1
- 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 North Side Primary School
How many students attend North Side Primary School?
376 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 364 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ellwood City, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Side Primary School?
13.3 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 North Side Primary School a Title I school?
North Side Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is North Side Primary School in?
Ellwood City Area SD, NCES district ID 4209240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420924007375 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.