Ray S. Musselman Learning Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten · Norristown, Pennsylvania

Ray S. Musselman Learning Center in Norristown, Pennsylvania enrolled 274 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 12.7 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

247 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 274 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 21.5.

Students enrolled at Ray S. Musselman Learning Center by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232472023-242462024-25274
Students enrolled at Ray S. Musselman Learning Center by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232472023-242462024-25274
Students enrolled at Ray S. Musselman Learning Center by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232472023-242462024-25274
Students enrolled at Ray S. Musselman Learning Center by school year2022-23: 247, 2023-24: 246, 2024-25: 27401002003002022-232472023-242462024-25274
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324723.010.7
2023-2424622.510.9
2024-2527421.512.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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; This school 12.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 12.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state 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 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ray S. Musselman Learning Center enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent37.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.1% of students were Hispanic, 30.3% Black, 8.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.1%
  2. Black30.3%
  3. White8.8%
  4. Two or more races8.0%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Norristown

8 public elementary schools in Norristown report 2024-25 enrollment; Ray S. Musselman Learning Center is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Marshall Street Elementary School58512.396.8%
Whitehall Elementary School50312.598.6%
Paul V Fly Elementary School45211.9100.0%
Woodland Elementary School42711.620.1%
Gotwals Elementary School36112.4100.0%
Cole Manor Elementary School34710.8100.0%
Hancock Elementary School34711.2100.0%
Ray S. Musselman Learning Center27412.789.8%

All public schools in Norristown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ray S. Musselman Learning Center

  1. Hancock Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 347 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Gotwals Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 361 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Ray S. Musselman Learning Center with Hancock Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Norristown Area SD spends per student$18,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,785
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaRay S. Musselman Learning Center is the number 1,322 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,322 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  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 Ray S. Musselman Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Ray S. Musselman Learning Center?
    274 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 247 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Norristown, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ray S. Musselman Learning Center?
    12.7 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 Ray S. Musselman Learning Center a Title I school?
    Ray S. Musselman Learning Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ray S. Musselman Learning Center in?
    Norristown Area SD, NCES district ID 4216980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421698007528 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.

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