Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr

Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr is a moderately sized elementary campus in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, operated by Daniel Boone Area SD. The school instructs 392 students in grades K through 1.

Across the 4 schools in Daniel Boone Area SD (2,864 students total), Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Berks County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Berks County's rate of about 67%.

Around the school, census data for Berks County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,777 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Berks County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,375 students), of which Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr is one.

Daniel Boone Area HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daniel Boone Area Primary Ctr has contracted 27%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 72%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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