Hayshire El Sch

Set in York, Pennsylvania, Hayshire El Sch is an average-sized primary school, overseen by Central York SD. It teaches 532 students across grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 443.

Across the 7 schools in Central York SD (5,505 students total), Hayshire El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Hayshire El Sch shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, York County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hayshire El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -4.0 points.

In the surrounding community, York County reports that median household income runs about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Hayshire El Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Sinking Springs El Sch, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hayshire El Sch at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hayshire El Sch has rose 7%, going from 495 students in 2018 to 532 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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