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Klinger MS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Klinger MS
Set in Southampton, Pennsylvania, Klinger MS is a mid-tier intermediate school, part of Centennial SD. It teaches 599 students across grades 6 through 8.
Klinger MS is one of 6 schools operated by Centennial SD, a district that caters to 5,262 students overall.
On demographics, Klinger MS shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Klinger MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Klinger MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bucks County) reports that median household earnings sit near $114,764, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Bucks County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,956 students), of which Klinger MS is one.
Davis El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Klinger MS ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.
Klinger MS operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Klinger MS's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 599). Class-load math has fell: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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