Berkey Sch

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Arnold, Pennsylvania, Berkey Sch educates 289 students from grades 1 through 2, one of the schools within New Kensington-Arnold SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Within New Kensington-Arnold SD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,950 students, Berkey Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Berkey Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 34% Black, 24% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Berkey Sch shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 109% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Westmoreland County shows median household income runs about $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Westmoreland County runs 85 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students), of which Berkey Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Roy A. Hunt El Sch, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Berkey Sch operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berkey Sch has stayed largely flat, going from 296 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 47% to 38%.

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