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650 GEHMAN SCHOOL RD, DENVER, PA 17517 • LANCASTER County
(717) 484-4222

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 01197264
Religious Orientation Mennonite
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination
Grades Offered K-8
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.75 hrs/day
County FIPS 42071
Physical Location Address 650 Gehman School Rd
Denver, PA 17517-8921

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
179
Teachers (FTE)
18.50
Student-Teacher Ratio
9.68:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 95.0% Black or African American: 2.8% Hispanic / Latino: 2.2%
179 Students
White 170 est. 95.0%
Black or African American 5 est. 2.8%
Hispanic / Latino 4 est. 2.2%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
91
50.8%
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Female Students
88
49.2%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 161 Students
Kindergarten: 24 (14.9%) 1st Grade: 15 (9.3%) 2nd Grade: 19 (11.8%) 3rd Grade: 22 (13.7%) 4th Grade: 18 (11.2%) 5th Grade: 24 (14.9%) 6th Grade: 19 (11.8%) 7th Grade: 20 (12.4%)
161 Students
Kindergarten 24 14.9%
1st Grade 15 9.3%
2nd Grade 19 11.8%
3rd Grade 22 13.7%
4th Grade 18 11.2%
5th Grade 24 14.9%
6th Grade 19 11.8%
7th Grade 20 12.4%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 125 250 2019-2020: 160 students 160 2019-2020 2021-2022: 173 students 173 +8.1% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 179 students 179 +3.5% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 179 18.5 9.7:1 K-8 Mennonite
2021-2022 173 14.4 12.0:1 K-8 Mennonite
2019-2020 160 15.3 10.5:1 K-8 Mennonite

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 17517)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $350,000
$0k 0% $88k 5% $175k 10% $263k 15% $350k 20% ZIP 17517 Income: $99,688 $100k ZIP 17517 Home Value: $281,200 $281k ZIP 17517 This ZIP Denver Income: $99,688 $100k Denver Home Value: $281,200 $281k Denver City Average LANCASTER County Income: $87,922 $88k LANCASTER County Home Value: $291,473 $291k LANCASTER County County Average Pennsylvania Income: $79,670 $80k Pennsylvania Home Value: $240,023 $240k Pennsylvania State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 17517 Poverty Rate: 5.5% 5.5% Denver Poverty Rate: 5.4% 5.4% LANCASTER County Poverty Rate: 8.4% 8.4% Pennsylvania Poverty Rate: 11.5% 11.5% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 17517 Current ZIP
$99,688 $281,200 5.5% 15,045
Denver (City Average)
$99,688 $281,200 5.4% 15,045
LANCASTER County (County Average)
$87,922 $291,473 8.4% 543,893
Pennsylvania (State Average)
$79,670 $240,023 11.5% 12,081,754
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

Location Map

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