Cleona El Sch

Cleona El Sch, a close-knit K-5 school in Cleona, Pennsylvania, overseen by Annville-Cleona SD, enrolls 302 students, covering grades K through 2. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Cleona El Sch is one of 4 schools operated by Annville-Cleona SD, a district that serves 1,430 students overall.

Demographically, Cleona El Sch records that White students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lebanon County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Lebanon County shows median household income runs about $78,425, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Lebanon County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,804 students), Cleona El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Annville-Cleona HS, roughly 2.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cleona El Sch has expanded 4%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 302 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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