📍 14188 Second St, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, 17066
Shirley Twp El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mount Union, Huntingdon County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Union Area SD school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shirley Twp El Sch enrolls 265 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Two or more races and 3.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 219 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 265 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shirley Twp El Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 81.
Shirley Twp El Sch is one of 4 schools in Mount Union Area SD, based in Mount Union, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,112 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Shirley Twp El Sch is close to the district average of about 278 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant