South Fayette Twp Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · McDonald, Pennsylvania
South Fayette Twp Elementary School in McDonald, Pennsylvania enrolled 717 students in 2024-25 with 43.3 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
735 students in 2022-23, 724 students in 2023-24, 717 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.5 to 43.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 735 | 41.5 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 42.8 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 717 | 43.3 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 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 361 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Fayette Twp Elementary School enrolled 722 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 361 of the 722 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent8.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.3% of students were White, 24.4% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White64.3%
- Asian24.4%
- Hispanic4.9%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Black2.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 McDonald
2 public elementary schools in McDonald report 2024-25 enrollment; South Fayette Twp Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fayette Intermediate School | 803 | 13.8 | 14.4% |
| South Fayette Twp Elementary School | 717 | 16.6 | 14.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Fayette Twp Elementary School
- South Fayette Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 803 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- McKee Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 521 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare South Fayette Twp Elementary School with South Fayette Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Fayette School District spends per student$16,493 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,493
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSouth Fayette Twp Elementary School is the number 124 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#124 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- 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 South Fayette Twp Elementary School
How many students attend South Fayette Twp Elementary School?
717 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 735 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in McDonald, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Fayette Twp Elementary School?
16.6 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.Is South Fayette Twp Elementary School a Title I school?
South Fayette Twp Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is South Fayette Twp Elementary School in?
South Fayette School District, NCES district ID 4220580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422058000468 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.