Priestley Sch

Set in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Priestley Sch is a close-knit primary school, run under Shikellamy SD. It instructs 250 students across grades K through 2. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Priestley Sch sits 44% below that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Shikellamy SD (2,682 students total), Priestley Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Priestley Sch reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Northumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Northumberland County indicate median household income runs about $60,583, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Priestley Sch is one of 23 public schools in Northumberland County (combined enrollment of about 10,386 students).

Shikellamy MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Priestley Sch has decreased 36%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

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