📍 205 Kittanning Street, Chicora, Butler County, 16025
Chicora El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chicora, Butler County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Karns City Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chicora El Sch enrolls 455 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.8% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 443 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
123 of the school's 455 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chicora El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 11.
Chicora El Sch is one of 3 schools in Karns City Area SD, based in Karns City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,297 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Chicora El Sch is close to the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant