Donegal Primary School

Located at 1055 Koser Rd, in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, Donegal Primary School is a medium-sized elementary campus that works with 559 students (grades K through 2), part of Donegal SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Across the 4 schools in Donegal SD (2,739 students total), Donegal Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Donegal Primary School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Donegal Primary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lancaster County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Lancaster County runs 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), of which Donegal Primary School is one.

Donegal HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Donegal Primary School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Donegal Primary School has decreased 19%, going from 693 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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