Lancaster SD School District

Item: Lancaster SD School District
Rating: 2
Author: Public School Review

251 S Prince St
Lancaster, PA 17603

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Bottom 50%

Tel: (717) 291-6121

www.lancaster.k12.pa.us

Top Rankings

Lancaster SD School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:

Overview

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

This State (PA)

# Schools

19 Schools

2,157 Schools

# Students

10,160 Students

1,100,800 Students

# Teachers

836 Teachers

80,392 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

12:1

District Rank

Lancaster SD School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 82% over five school years.

2021-2022 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (PA)

#568 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart display the overall district rank of Lancaster SD School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

12%

38%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lancaster SD School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

25%

55%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lancaster SD School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

78%

87%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Lancaster SD School District and public school graduation rate of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58

0.60

# American Indian Students

5 Students

1,960 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

416 Students

48,194 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,226 Students

158,198 Students

% Hispanic Students

61%

14%

# Black Students

1,685 Students

171,165 Students

% Black Students

17%

16%

# White Students

1,248 Students

660,409 Students

% White Students

12%

60%

# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

962 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

577 Students

59,324 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

321

5,604

# Students in K Grade:

784

115,571

# Students in 1st Grade:

786

117,721

# Students in 2nd Grade:

774

122,752

# Students in 3rd Grade:

771

123,313

# Students in 4th Grade:

756

124,258

# Students in 5th Grade:

818

126,504

# Students in 6th Grade:

716

127,232

# Students in 7th Grade:

780

94,486

# Students in 8th Grade:

772

95,047

# Students in 9th Grade:

951

14,038

# Students in 10th Grade:

707

12,374

# Students in 11th Grade:

679

11,087

# Students in 12th Grade:

545

10,813

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $23,709 is higher than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $25,067 is higher than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.

2020-2021

This School District

This State (PA)

Total Revenue

$241 MM

$39,541 MM

This chart display total revenue of Lancaster SD School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$255 MM

$38,578 MM

This chart display total spending of Lancaster SD School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$23,709

$23,665

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Lancaster SD School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$25,067

$23,089

This chart display average spending per public school student in Lancaster SD School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024)

District size: 19 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 10,160 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 12:1
Minority Enrollment: 88%
: 78% (Btm 50% in PA)
: Bottom 50%
: 12% (Btm 50%)
: 25% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), PA Dept. of Education