Priestley School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Priestley School in Northumberland, Pennsylvania enrolled 250 students in 2024-25 with 15.8 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
261 students in 2022-23, 239 students in 2023-24, 250 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.7 to 15.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 261 | 15.7 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 15.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 250 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 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 538 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Priestley School enrolled 269 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 538 of the 269 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent21.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.4% of students were White, 14.8% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.4%
- Hispanic14.8%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Black3.2%
- Asian0.4%
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.
What to look at next about Priestley School
- Chief Shikellamy SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 614 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Oaklyn SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 375 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare Priestley School with Chief Shikellamy SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Shikellamy SD spends per student$13,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,657
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPriestley School is the number 1,400 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,400 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.15.8:1
- 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 Priestley School
How many students attend Priestley School?
250 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 261 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Northumberland, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Priestley School?
15.8 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 Priestley School a Title I school?
Priestley School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Priestley School in?
Shikellamy SD, NCES district ID 4221540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422154003549 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.