Susquenita El Sch

Susquenita El Sch is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, overseen by Susquenita SD. The school works with 646 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Susquenita El Sch sits 46% larger than that benchmark.

Susquenita SD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,698 students. Susquenita El Sch is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Susquenita El Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Perry County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Susquenita El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Susquenita El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Perry County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Susquenita El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Perry County put median household earnings sit near $79,444, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Susquenita El Sch is one of 15 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 5,512 students).

The closest other public school is Susquenita MS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Susquenita El Sch comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

Susquenita El Sch operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Susquenita El Sch's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 780 (now 646). Over the same period, the White share declined from 89% to 85%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.