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West York Area School District

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West York Area School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. West York Area School District has 20.47 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total West York Area School District population is 23,531. West York Area School District median household income is $56,391 in 2010-2014. West York Area School District median house value is $148,300 in 2010-2014. On average, West York Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (302 out of 496, bottom 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (214 out of 498, top 43%)* Rank: #261
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	23,531 (2010-2014), rank #159
Population Growth	4.93% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,145.00/sq mi, rank #116
Median Household Income:	$56,391 at 2010-2014—6.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #181
Median House Price:	$148,300 at 2010-2014—4.73% increase since 2005-2009, rank #223
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	20.47 sq mi, rank #390
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.38%), rank #398
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	York County
City:	West York, Shiloh, North York
Zip:	17404, 17408, 17401
Area:	York-Hanover, PA

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West York Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2605 West Market St

York PA, 17404, York County

Phone: 717-792-2796

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,959	2,988	3,113	3,141	2,943	3,175	3,112
English Language Learner Students:	57	48	53	34	38	32	29
Total Teachers:	202.01	204.78	209.83	210.16	214.84	216.00	210.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	0.50
Kindergarten:	7.17	7.68	8.68	8.18	7.68	7.60	8.20
Elementary:	88.32	89.45	90.58	90.54	93.27	94.30	92.90
Secondary:	103.09	98.03	97.95	98.14	98.64	105.60	105.50
Ungraded:	3.43	9.62	12.62	12.80	14.25	7.50	3.40
Total Other Staff:	177.50	214.74	216.72	220.54	176.49	173.00	169.40
Instructional Aides:	54.00	62.00	62.00	63.00	44.50	46.00	44.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.40	10.10	9.60	9.40	9.00	8.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.40	7.10	7.10	6.40	6.00	5.60
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	2.92	3.87	3.82	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	6.00
District Administrative Support:	14.00	12.00	12.00	13.00	11.50	10.50	10.00
School Administrators:	8.00	8.00	8.50	8.50	8.56	8.50	8.00
School Administrative Support:	17.00	19.00	19.00	20.00	16.50	17.00	17.50
Student Support Services:	NA	16.42	15.75	16.12	11.03	10.00	8.80
Other Support Services:	65.00	73.00	73.00	74.00	59.50	56.50	56.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.65	14.59	14.84	14.95	13.70	14.70	14.78

Schools

Lincolnway Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 5	2625 West Philadelphia St, York PA 17404
Loucks Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	1381 West Poplar St, York PA 17404
Trimmer Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 5	1900 Brenda Rd, York PA 17408
Wallace Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	2065 High St, York PA 17408
West York Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1800 Bannister St, York PA 17404
West York Area Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1700 Bannister St, York PA 17404

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.1%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.2%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.8%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.1%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.5%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.2%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.9%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.6%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	43.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.1%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.6%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.1%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.8%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	77.6%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.9%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	85.3%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.6%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.7%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.1%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.1%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.7%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	81%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.9%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.6%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.6%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.8%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.1%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.2%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.1%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	67.7%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	63.6%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.2%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.4%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.2%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.3%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.1%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.5%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.4%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.8%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.9%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.6%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.4%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.1%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40.5%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.2%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.8%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.6%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	69.1%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	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:	$46,932,000	$15,076		$48,490,000	$15,438		$45,851,000	$15,580
Federal:	$1,244,000	$400	2.7%	$2,448,000	$779	5.0%	$2,314,000	$786	5.0%
State:	$10,820,000	$3,476	23.1%	$10,522,000	$3,350	21.7%	$10,208,000	$3,469	22.3%
Local:	$34,868,000	$11,201	74.3%	$35,520,000	$11,309	73.3%	$33,329,000	$11,325	72.7%
Total Expenditures:	$43,861,000	$14,090		$41,934,000	$13,351		$39,077,000	$13,278
Total Current Expenditures:	$35,007,000	$11,245		$33,909,000	$10,796		$32,388,000	$11,005
Instructional Expenditures:	$22,221,000	$7,138	63.5%	$21,438,000	$6,825	63.2%	$19,949,000	$6,778	61.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,102,000	$996	8.9%	$2,864,000	$912	8.4%	$2,656,000	$902	8.2%
Administration:	$3,642,000	$1,170	10.4%	$3,492,000	$1,112	10.3%	$3,474,000	$1,180	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,042,000	$1,941	17.3%	$6,115,000	$1,947	18.0%	$6,309,000	$2,144	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,474,000	$473		$1,201,000	$382		$727,000	$247
Construction:	$797,000	$256		$288,000	$92		$0	$0
Total Other:	$45,000	$14		$98,000	$31		$110,000	$37
Interest on Debt:	$592,000	$190		$724,000	$230		$783,000	$266

Total Salary:	$20,734,000	$6,660		$20,124,000	$6,407		$19,281,000	$6,551
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,489,000	$4,976	74.7%	$15,034,000	$4,786	74.7%	$14,348,000	$4,875	74.4%
Other Salary:	$5,245,000	$1,685	25.3%	$5,090,000	$1,621	25.3%	$4,933,000	$1,676	25.6%
Total Benefit:	$7,739,000	$2,486		$7,176,000	$2,285		$6,514,000	$2,213
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,473,000	$1,758	70.7%	$5,100,000	$1,624	71.1%	$4,257,000	$1,446	65.4%
Other Benefit:	$2,266,000	$728	29.3%	$2,076,000	$661	28.9%	$2,257,000	$767	34.6%

* West York Area School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.