Parkside Education Center
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Parkside Education Center in Palmerton, Pennsylvania enrolled 150 students in 2024-25 with 12.7 full-time teachers, 11.8 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
155 students in 2022-23, 147 students in 2023-24, 150 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.7 to 12.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 155 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2024-25 | 150 | 12.7 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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 304 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parkside Education Center enrolled 152 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 304 of the 152 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent17.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
82.7% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White82.7%
- Hispanic10.0%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Black0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
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 Palmerton
2 public elementary schools in Palmerton report 2024-25 enrollment; Parkside Education Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| S S Palmer Elementary School | 399 | 11.0 | 52.1% |
| Parkside Education Center | 150 | 11.8 | 56.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Parkside Education Center
- S S Palmer Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 399 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Slatington Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 487 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Parkside Education Center with S S Palmer Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Palmerton Area SD spends per student$17,184 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,184
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaParkside Education Center is the number 1,572 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,572 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- 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 Parkside Education Center
How many students attend Parkside Education Center?
150 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 155 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palmerton, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkside Education Center?
11.8 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 Parkside Education Center a Title I school?
Parkside Education Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Parkside Education Center in?
Palmerton Area SD, NCES district ID 4218360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421836006856 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.