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Lancaster SD

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

9,959
Students enrolled
19
Public schools
886
Classroom teachers (FTE)
11.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 326
  • Kindergarten 734
  • Grade 1 766
  • Grade 2 704
  • Grade 3 806
  • Grade 4 755
  • Grade 5 750
  • Grade 6 755
  • Grade 7 683
  • Grade 8 738
  • Grade 9 838
  • Grade 10 807
  • Grade 11 712
  • Grade 12 585

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 60%
  • Black or African American 17%
  • White 13%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Asian 4%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$24,706 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $15,059
  • Support services $8,848
  • Other (food service, etc.) $799

Where the money comes from

  • Local 36%
  • State 48%
  • Federal 16%

Total revenue $296.6 milliontotal spending $284.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

City: SmallStudents: 79% city, 21% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

1,683

District office

251 S Prince St, Lancaster PA 17603

County

Lancaster County

Official website

NCES District ID

4213140

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About Lancaster SD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Established in 1836, the School District of Lancaster is the second oldest district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The School District of Lancaster serves a diverse population of approximately 11,000 students: 57.9% Hispanic, 19.4% African American, 16.5% Caucasian, 6.2% Asian/other. Regardless of gender, race, social economic status or academic needs, we know that all students can achieve at high levels. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn in the best-equipped classrooms with the most dedicated and prepared administrators, teachers and staff in optimal learning environments. Our primary mission is to improve student performance for EVERY CHILD, EVERY DAY.
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