Penn Cambria Primary Sch

Penn Cambria Primary Sch is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in Lilly, Pennsylvania, overseen by Penn Cambria SD, with 175 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 2. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Penn Cambria SD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,449 students; Penn Cambria Primary Sch is among them.

Demographically, Penn Cambria Primary Sch logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Cambria County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Penn Cambria Primary Sch has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cambria County's rate of about 73%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cambria County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,418 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Cambria County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,789 students), of which Penn Cambria Primary Sch is one.

The closest other public school is Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Penn Cambria Primary Sch has shrank 16%, going from 209 students in 2018 to 175 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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