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Solanco School District

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Solanco School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Solanco School District has 178.64 square miles of land area and 9.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Solanco School District population is 32,403. Solanco School District median household income is $55,006 in 2010-2014. Solanco School District median house value is $212,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Solanco School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (303 out of 496, bottom 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (162 out of 498, top 33%)* Rank: #229
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	32,403 (2010-2014), rank #97
Population Growth	5.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	172.07/sq mi, rank #313
Median Household Income:	$55,006 at 2010-2014—-0.74% increase since 2005-2009, rank #198
Median House Price:	$212,000 at 2010-2014—4.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #79
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	178.64 sq mi, rank #68
Water Area:	9.66 sq mi (5.13%), rank #7
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lancaster County
City:	Quarryville, New Providence, Holtwood, Willow Street, Pequea, Nottingham, Peach Bottom, Oxford, Kirkwood, Little Britain, Wakefield, Paradise, Drumore, Christiana, Georgetown CDP
Zip:	17566, 17560, 17532, 17584, 17565, 19362, 17563, 19363, 17536, 17562, 17518, 17509
Area:	Lancaster, PA

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Solanco School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

121 South Hess St

Quarryville PA, 17566, Lancaster County

Phone: 717-786-8401

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,585	3,683	3,680	3,742	3,729	3,776	3,900
English Language Learner Students:	34	28	33	29	24	31	34
Total Teachers:	234.50	233.50	234.50	240.83	239.83	240.90	262.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.50	10.50	10.00	12.00
Elementary:	104.33	101.58	102.58	104.81	103.81	106.00	112.80
Secondary:	115.67	118.42	119.42	122.02	121.52	120.90	134.50
Ungraded:	4.50	3.50	2.50	2.50	4.00	4.00	3.00
Total Other Staff:	182.00	240.40	241.40	255.40	223.90	247.50	229.50
Instructional Aides:	32.00	52.00	52.00	55.00	52.00	57.00	50.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.40	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.60	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	8.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	14.00	17.00	17.00	18.00	16.50	16.50	17.00
School Administrators:	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
School Administrative Support:	14.00	16.00	16.00	16.00	15.00	16.00	14.00
Student Support Services:	NA	3.40	3.40	3.40	4.40	4.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	93.00	120.00	120.00	127.00	100.00	118.00	103.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.29	15.77	15.69	15.54	15.55	15.67	14.87

Schools

Bart-Colerain Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1336 Noble Rd, Christiana PA 17509
Clermont Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1868 Robert Fulton Hwy, Quarryville PA 17566
Providence Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	137 Truce Rd, New Providence PA 17560
Quarryville Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	211 South Hess St, Quarryville PA 17566
Smith Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	645 Kirkwood Pk, Quarryville PA 17566
Solanco High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	585 Solanco Rd, Quarryville PA 17566
Swift Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1866 Robert Fulton Hwy, Quarryville PA 17566

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.8%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.4%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.5%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	61.8%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.3%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.9%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.1%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.6%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.6%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.4%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	23.6%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.6%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	71.5%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.6%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.3%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.8%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	79.3%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.9%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.9%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.6%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.3%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81.1%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	83.5%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.2%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.1%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.8%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.4%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78.7%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.1%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68.2%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.5%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.5%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.8%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.7%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.3%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.5%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70.3%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.5%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.1%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.1%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92.5%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$46,199,000	$12,554		$46,059,000	$12,309		$44,637,000	$11,970
Federal:	$2,811,000	$764	6.1%	$4,954,000	$1,324	10.8%	$4,474,000	$1,200	10.0%
State:	$16,245,000	$4,414	35.2%	$15,345,000	$4,101	33.3%	$15,505,000	$4,158	34.7%
Local:	$27,143,000	$7,376	58.8%	$25,760,000	$6,884	55.9%	$24,658,000	$6,612	55.2%
Total Expenditures:	$42,567,000	$11,567		$44,041,000	$11,769		$42,145,000	$11,302
Total Current Expenditures:	$37,859,000	$10,288		$39,269,000	$10,494		$38,359,000	$10,287
Instructional Expenditures:	$23,534,000	$6,395	62.2%	$24,798,000	$6,627	63.1%	$24,141,000	$6,474	62.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,445,000	$936	9.1%	$3,666,000	$980	9.3%	$3,380,000	$906	8.8%
Administration:	$3,540,000	$962	9.4%	$3,387,000	$905	8.6%	$3,444,000	$924	9.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,340,000	$1,995	19.4%	$7,418,000	$1,982	18.9%	$7,394,000	$1,983	19.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$597,000	$162		$647,000	$173		$92,000	$25
Construction:	$478,000	$130		$519,000	$139		$0	$0
Total Other:	$37,000	$10		$52,000	$14		$50,000	$13
Interest on Debt:	$460,000	$125		$584,000	$156		$725,000	$194

Total Salary:	$21,672,000	$5,889		$22,012,000	$5,882		$21,414,000	$5,743
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,418,000	$4,190	71.1%	$15,586,000	$4,165	70.8%	$15,152,000	$4,063	70.8%
Other Salary:	$6,254,000	$1,699	28.9%	$6,426,000	$1,717	29.2%	$6,262,000	$1,679	29.2%
Total Benefit:	$7,825,000	$2,126		$8,211,000	$2,194		$7,411,000	$1,987
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,468,000	$1,486	69.9%	$5,940,000	$1,587	72.3%	$5,207,000	$1,396	70.3%
Other Benefit:	$2,357,000	$640	30.1%	$2,271,000	$607	27.7%	$2,204,000	$591	29.7%

* Solanco School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.