Charleroi Area El Ctr

As an average-sized K-5 school in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Charleroi Area El Ctr serves 621 students from grades K through 5, part of Charleroi SD. Enrollment runs roughly 40% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Charleroi SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,370 students. Charleroi Area El Ctr is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Charleroi Area El Ctr reports that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 28% Black, 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Washington County's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Charleroi Area El Ctr sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.6%; this one delivers 52.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,958, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Washington County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,079 students), Charleroi Area El Ctr is one campus in the mix.

Charleroi Area MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Charleroi Area El Ctr ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 30.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Charleroi Area El Ctr's enrollment has ticked down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 697 (now 621). Black enrollment moved from 4% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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