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5049 RITTER RD, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055 • CUMBERLAND County
(717) 766-7680

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A0508221
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, regular school
Grades Offered K
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 8.00 hrs/day
County FIPS 42041
Physical Location Address 5049 Ritter Rd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-4884

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
10
Teachers (FTE)
1.00
Student-Teacher Ratio
10.00:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 100.0%
10 Students
White 10 est. 100.0%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
3
30%
♀
Female Students
7
70%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 10 Students
Kindergarten: 10 (100%)
10 Students
Kindergarten 10 100%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

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

0 25 50 2019-2020: 14 students 14 2019-2020 2021-2022: 15 students 15 +7.1% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 10 students 10 -33.3% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 10 1.0 10.0:1 K Nonsectarian
2021-2022 15 2.0 7.5:1 PK-K Nonsectarian
2019-2020 14 3.0 4.7:1 PK-K Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 17055)

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: $400,000
$0k 0% $100k 5% $200k 10% $300k 15% $400k 20% ZIP 17055 Income: $95,542 $96k ZIP 17055 Home Value: $266,400 $266k ZIP 17055 This ZIP Mechanicsburg Income: $103,688 $104k Mechanicsburg Home Value: $308,600 $309k Mechanicsburg City Average CUMBERLAND County Income: $86,659 $87k CUMBERLAND County Home Value: $258,600 $259k CUMBERLAND 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 17055 Poverty Rate: 5.3% 5.3% Mechanicsburg Poverty Rate: 5.0% 5.0% CUMBERLAND County Poverty Rate: 7.4% 7.4% 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 17055 Current ZIP
$95,542 $266,400 5.3% 41,416
Mechanicsburg (City Average)
$103,688 $308,600 5.0% 83,963
CUMBERLAND County (County Average)
$86,659 $258,600 7.4% 278,467
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

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