Karns City Area El Sch

Karns City Area El Sch, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Chicora, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Karns City Area SD, hosts 645 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 46% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Within Karns City Area SD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,465 students, Karns City Area El Sch is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Karns City Area El Sch reports that nearly all students (98%) are White.

On the resource side, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Karns City Area El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 48.3%, a residual of -14.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Butler County put median household earnings sit near $89,843, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Butler County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,616 students), Karns City Area El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Karns City Jr/Sr HS, roughly 2.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Karns City Area El Sch at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

Karns City Area El Sch operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Karns City Area El Sch has ticked up 35%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025.

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