Southmoreland Primary Center

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Alverton, Pennsylvania

Southmoreland Primary Center in Alverton, Pennsylvania enrolled 277 students in 2024-25 with 18.9 full-time teachers, 14.7 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

279 students in 2022-23, 268 students in 2023-24, 277 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.8 to 18.9.

Students enrolled at Southmoreland Primary Center by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232792023-242682024-25277
Students enrolled at Southmoreland Primary Center by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232792023-242682024-25277
Students enrolled at Southmoreland Primary Center by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232792023-242682024-25277
Students enrolled at Southmoreland Primary Center by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 268, 2024-25: 27701002003002022-232792023-242682024-25277
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327921.812.8
2023-2426819.513.7
2024-2527718.914.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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 14.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 14.7; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state 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 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southmoreland Primary Center enrolled 270 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 270 of the 270 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.7% of students were White, 4.3% of two or more races, 1.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.7%
  2. Two or more races4.3%
  3. Hispanic1.8%
  4. Black1.4%
  5. Asian0.7%

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.

What to look at next about Southmoreland Primary Center

  1. Southmoreland Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 548 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Mendon Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 234 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  3. Compare Southmoreland Primary Center with Southmoreland Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southmoreland SD spends per student$15,563 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,563
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSouthmoreland Primary Center is the number 1,314 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,314 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  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 Southmoreland Primary Center

  1. How many students attend Southmoreland Primary Center?
    277 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 279 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alverton, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southmoreland Primary Center?
    14.7 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 Southmoreland Primary Center a Title I school?
    Southmoreland Primary Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southmoreland Primary Center in?
    Southmoreland SD, NCES district ID 4222410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422241006029 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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