A L Wilson El Sch

A L Wilson El Sch, a modestly sized elementary campus in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, part of Albert Gallatin Area SD, caters to 341 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 8 schools in Albert Gallatin Area SD (2,894 students total), A L Wilson El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, A L Wilson El Sch records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 105% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Fayette County's rate of about 92%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, A L Wilson El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.7%; this one delivers 37.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,236 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Fayette County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,340 students), A L Wilson El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fayette County Career & Technical Institute, around 2.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), A L Wilson El Sch ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. A L Wilson El Sch's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 341). White enrollment moved from 95% to 90% across the same window.

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