North Dickinson El Sch

North Dickinson El Sch is a close-knit elementary school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, operated by Carlisle Area SD. The school enrolls 193 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Carlisle Area SD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,087 students; North Dickinson El Sch is among them.

Demographically, North Dickinson El Sch shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at North Dickinson El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Dickinson El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.4%; this one delivers 48.7%.

In the broader community, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,494, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Dickinson El Sch is one of 57 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: W.G. Rice El Sch, around 3.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Dickinson El Sch comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 181 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.