Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOMER-CENTER SD·NCES 421329006797
Homer-Center El Sch
45 Wildcat Ln, Homer City, PA 15748 · (724) 479-9077 · Indiana County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
239 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Homer-Center El Sch→Homer-Center JSHS
Based on grade levels within Homer-Center SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
378
-59 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.2:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Homer-Center El Sch
Set in Homer City, Pennsylvania, Homer-Center El Sch is a reasonably sized elementary school, overseen by Homer-Center SD. It enrolls 378 students across grades K through 6.
Within Homer-Center SD, which oversees 2 schools and 770 students, Homer-Center El Sch is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Homer-Center El Sch reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Indiana County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Homer-Center El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Homer-Center El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 51.6%.
Zooming out to the county, Indiana County reports that median household income runs about $60,208, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Indiana County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students), Homer-Center El Sch is one campus in the mix.
Homer-Center JSHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Homer-Center El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 14%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Homer-Center El Sch community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Indiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,042
Census ACS
Median income
$60,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,470 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Homer-Center JSHS0.1 mi · 392
- Eisenhower El Sch6.0 mi · 213
- Horace Mann El Sch6.0 mi · 190
- Ben Franklin El Sch6.3 mi · 414
- East Pike El Sch6.3 mi · 445
- Indiana Area JHS6.5 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Homer-Center El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Homer-Center El Sch?
Homer-Center El Sch enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Homer-Center El Sch serve?
Homer-Center El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Homer-Center El Sch?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Homer-Center El Sch.
How diverse is Homer-Center El Sch?
Homer-Center El Sch reports a student body of 95% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Homer-Center El Sch in?
Homer-Center El Sch is part of Homer-Center SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.