Peters Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Slatington, Pennsylvania
Peters Elementary School in Slatington, Pennsylvania enrolled 389 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 14.2 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%
370 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 389 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 27.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 370 | 24.5 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 26.2 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 389 | 27.3 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher 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 332 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peters Elementary School enrolled 332 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 332 of the 332 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent15.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
73.0% of students were White, 23.1% Hispanic, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White73.0%
- Hispanic23.1%
- Two or more races1.8%
- Black1.5%
- Asian0.5%
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 Slatington
2 public elementary schools in Slatington report 2024-25 enrollment; Peters Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slatington Elementary School | 487 | 14.8 | 100.0% |
| Peters Elementary School | 389 | 14.2 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Peters Elementary School
- Slatington Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 487 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Schnecksville SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 465 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Peters Elementary School with Slatington Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northern Lehigh SD spends per student$18,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,849
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPeters Elementary School is the number 920 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#920 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- 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 Peters Elementary School
How many students attend Peters Elementary School?
389 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 370 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Slatington, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Peters Elementary School?
14.2 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 Peters Elementary School a Title I school?
Peters Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Peters Elementary School in?
Northern Lehigh SD, NCES district ID 4217670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421767002813 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.