Nye El Sch

Nye El Sch operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, part of Lower Dauphin SD. Current enrollment sits at 317 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.

Lower Dauphin SD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,339 students. Nye El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Nye El Sch records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Dauphin County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Nye El Sch has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dauphin County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Nye El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 58.1%.

In the broader community, Dauphin County reports that median household income runs about $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Nye El Sch is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

The closest other public school is Price, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nye El Sch at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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