Carroll El Sch

Carroll El Sch is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania, overseen by West Perry SD, with 344 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Carroll El Sch is one of 5 schools operated by West Perry SD, a district that caters to 2,137 students overall.

Demographically, Carroll El Sch lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Perry County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Carroll El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Perry County put median household income runs about $79,444, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Perry County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,512 students), of which Carroll El Sch is one.

New Bloomfield El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carroll El Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 394 students in 2018 compared to 344 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Carroll El Sch community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.