Jeannette McKee El Sch

Jeannette McKee El Sch is an average-sized elementary campus in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, part of Jeannette City SD. The school serves 504 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in Jeannette City SD (909 students total), Jeannette McKee El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jeannette McKee El Sch lists that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 23% multiracial, 16% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Westmoreland County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Jeannette McKee El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Westmoreland County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jeannette McKee El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 34.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Westmoreland County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,109 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Jeannette McKee El Sch is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).

The closest other public school is Jeannette HS, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jeannette McKee El Sch comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 66.0%.

Jeannette McKee El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jeannette McKee El Sch has declined 12%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.