Octorara Primary LC

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Atglen, Pennsylvania

Octorara Primary LC in Atglen, Pennsylvania enrolled 412 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

417 students in 2022-23, 391 students in 2023-24, 412 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.4 to 35.5.

Students enrolled at Octorara Primary LC by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234172023-243912024-25412
Students enrolled at Octorara Primary LC by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234172023-243912024-25412
Students enrolled at Octorara Primary LC by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234172023-243912024-25412
Students enrolled at Octorara Primary LC by school year2022-23: 417, 2023-24: 391, 2024-25: 41202004006002022-234172023-243912024-25412
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341729.414.2
2023-2439129.413.3
2024-2541235.511.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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; Octorara Primary LC 11.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherOctorara Primary LC 11.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Octorara Primary LC 11.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherOctorara Primary LC 11.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Octorara Primary LC 11.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherOctorara Primary LC 11.6state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; Octorara Primary LC 11.6; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherOctorara Primary LC 11.6state 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 452 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Octorara Primary LC enrolled 452 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 452 of the 452 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent14.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.5% of students were White, 29.6% Hispanic, 6.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White58.5%
  2. Hispanic29.6%
  3. Two or more races6.1%
  4. Black5.8%

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 Atglen

2 public elementary schools in Atglen report 2024-25 enrollment; Octorara Primary LC is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Octorara Primary LC41211.695.1%
Octorara Elementary School27010.498.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Octorara Primary LC

  1. Octorara Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 270 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Rainbow Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.9 miles away: 684 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  3. Compare Octorara Primary LC with Octorara Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Octorara Area SD spends per student$20,734 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,734
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaOctorara Primary LC is the number 829 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#829 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.6:1
  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 Octorara Primary LC

  1. How many students attend Octorara Primary LC?
    412 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 417 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Atglen, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Octorara Primary LC?
    11.6 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 Octorara Primary LC a Title I school?
    Octorara Primary LC ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Octorara Primary LC in?
    Octorara Area SD, NCES district ID 4218030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421803000543 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