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Latrobe El Sch
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Latrobe El Sch
Latrobe El Sch operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, operated by Greater Latrobe SD. Current enrollment sits at 627 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Latrobe El Sch sits 42% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 5 schools in Greater Latrobe SD (3,285 students total), Latrobe El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Latrobe El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Westmoreland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Latrobe El Sch higher than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Latrobe El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.8%; this one delivers 61.3%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Westmoreland County put median household income runs about $74,109, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Latrobe El Sch is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).
Eastern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Latrobe El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 50.8%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Latrobe El Sch's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 685 (now 627).
Inside the community feed, the feed for Latrobe El Sch typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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