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Lancaster School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Lancaster School District has 12.98 square miles of land area and 0.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lancaster School District population is 75,450. Lancaster School District median household income is $36,980 in 2010-2014. Lancaster School District median house value is $122,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Lancaster School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (489 out of 496, bottom 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (489 out of 498, bottom 2%)* Rank: #491
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	19
Population	75,450 (2010-2014), rank #14
Population Growth	8.92% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	5,669.77/sq mi, rank #13
Median Household Income:	$36,980 at 2010-2014—2.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #469
Median House Price:	$122,000 at 2010-2014—12.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #307
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	12.98 sq mi, rank #427
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (2.47%), rank #297
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lancaster County
City:	Millersville, Lancaster
Zip:	17603, 17551, 17602, 17601
Area:	Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

251 South Prince St

Lancaster PA, 17603, Lancaster County

Phone: 717-291-6121

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	11,127	11,174	10,851	10,972	11,124	11,351	11,591
English Language Learner Students:	1,795	1,896	1,956	1,921	1,997	2,070	2,030
Total Teachers:	783.50	779.80	765.00	815.50	842.05	848.80	823.30
Prekindergarten:	21.00	21.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	19.00
Kindergarten:	37.00	39.00	36.00	37.00	37.00	37.00	37.00
Elementary:	341.80	345.00	341.70	352.90	359.40	360.80	360.20
Secondary:	292.45	297.40	296.80	330.10	338.10	346.00	285.60
Ungraded:	91.25	77.40	68.50	73.50	85.55	83.00	121.50
Total Other Staff:	618.00	629.20	628.00	717.50	763.10	740.20	710.00
Instructional Aides:	192.00	148.00	148.00	157.00	157.00	175.50	178.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	5.00	4.00	5.00	12.00	8.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	30.00	32.00	31.00	34.00	35.00	36.50	34.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	13.00	14.00	13.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	17.00	18.00	18.00	20.00	21.00	22.50	21.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	0.00	20.00	20.00	22.00	21.00
Library/Media Support:	12.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	4.00	5.00	3.00	1.00	3.00	6.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	9.00	9.00	17.00	19.00	19.00	16.00
School Administrators:	51.00	53.00	47.00	67.00	71.00	70.60	74.00
School Administrative Support:	48.00	36.00	36.00	45.00	45.50	49.00	46.00
Student Support Services:	NA	57.20	70.50	85.00	107.60	93.60	94.00
Other Support Services:	274.00	275.00	275.50	282.50	288.00	255.00	231.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.20	14.33	14.18	13.45	13.21	13.37	14.08

Schools

Burrowes School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1001 East Orange St, Lancaster PA 17602
Carter And Macrae Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	251 South Prince St, Lancaster PA 17603
Elizabeth R Martin Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1990 Wabank Rd, Lancaster PA 17603
Fulton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	225 West Orange St, Lancaster PA 17603
George Washington Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	545 South Ann St, Lancaster PA 17602
Hamilton Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1300 Wabank Rd, Lancaster PA 17603
Hand Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	431 South Ann St, Lancaster PA 17602
James Buchanan Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	340 South West End Ave, Lancaster PA 17603
King Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	466 Rockland St, Lancaster PA 17602
Lafayette Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1000 Fremont St, Lancaster PA 17603
Lincoln Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1001 Lehigh Ave, Lancaster PA 17602
Mccaskey Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	445 North Reservoir St, Lancaster PA 17602
Phoenix Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	630 Rockland St, Lancaster PA 17602
Price Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	615 Fairview Ave, Lancaster PA 17603
Reynolds Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	605 West Walnut St, Lancaster PA 17603
Ross Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	840 North Queen St, Lancaster PA 17603
Thomas Wharton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	705 North Mary St, Lancaster PA 17603
Wheatland Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	919 Hamilton Park Dr, Lancaster PA 17603
Wickersham Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	401 North Reservoir St, Lancaster PA 17602

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	20.4%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	18.6%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	31%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	34.6%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.3%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.7%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	33%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.6%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	34.5%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	28.7%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.2%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.2%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.6%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	35%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	38.2%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	43.9%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	11.6%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	13.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	9.3%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	15.7%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	13.4%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	71.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	74.5%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	54.3%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	58%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.6%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.1%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.2%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.8%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	63.8%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	51.6%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.9%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.7%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.4%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.4%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.8%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.6%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72.7%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.8%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.8%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.5%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.6%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54.7%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.1%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	56.7%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60.4%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.4%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.5%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.9%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.9%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.5%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.4%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60.4%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	37%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.6%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.5%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	39.4%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.1%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.2%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	29.2%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.6%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	28.2%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	25.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	29.2%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.2%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	36.3%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.2%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.6%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	52.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.5%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.6%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.6%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	37.4%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.3%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39.7%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	37.4%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.7%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.7%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.6%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	49.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.3%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55.3%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	43.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.7%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.9%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.4%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.3%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	23.6%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.6%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	47.9%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	48.7%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	35.5%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	40.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	37%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	50.4%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.8%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.3%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.4%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21.3%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	22.5%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	24.2%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	20%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40.1%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38.3%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	34.3%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	42.6%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	34.6%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33.3%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$173,132,000	$15,955		$171,127,000	$15,597		$162,378,000	$14,597
Federal:	$22,954,000	$2,115	13.3%	$29,358,000	$2,676	17.2%	$24,122,000	$2,168	14.9%
State:	$77,463,000	$7,139	44.7%	$72,326,000	$6,592	42.3%	$72,513,000	$6,519	44.7%
Local:	$72,715,000	$6,701	42.0%	$69,443,000	$6,329	40.6%	$65,743,000	$5,910	40.5%
Total Expenditures:	$193,081,000	$17,794		$190,156,000	$17,331		$193,798,000	$17,422
Total Current Expenditures:	$139,353,000	$12,842		$142,461,000	$12,984		$139,003,000	$12,496
Instructional Expenditures:	$91,430,000	$8,426	65.6%	$94,696,000	$8,631	66.5%	$91,870,000	$8,259	66.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$15,215,000	$1,402	10.9%	$15,188,000	$1,384	10.7%	$15,474,000	$1,391	11.1%
Administration:	$13,749,000	$1,267	9.9%	$13,803,000	$1,258	9.7%	$13,752,000	$1,236	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$18,959,000	$1,747	13.6%	$18,774,000	$1,711	13.2%	$17,907,000	$1,610	12.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$28,305,000	$2,609		$24,344,000	$2,219		$33,460,000	$3,008
Construction:	$26,877,000	$2,477		$22,541,000	$2,054		$30,183,000	$2,713
Total Other:	$6,379,000	$588		$6,726,000	$613		$6,759,000	$608
Interest on Debt:	$6,269,000	$578		$4,594,000	$419		$4,146,000	$373

Total Salary:	$70,715,000	$6,517		$79,052,000	$7,205		$78,470,000	$7,054
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$49,987,000	$4,607	70.7%	$57,138,000	$5,208	72.3%	$55,405,000	$4,981	70.6%
Other Salary:	$20,728,000	$1,910	29.3%	$21,914,000	$1,997	27.7%	$23,065,000	$2,073	29.4%
Total Benefit:	$32,321,000	$2,979		$31,767,000	$2,895		$30,049,000	$2,701
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$23,215,000	$2,139	71.8%	$23,049,000	$2,101	72.6%	$21,476,000	$1,931	71.5%
Other Benefit:	$9,106,000	$839	28.2%	$8,718,000	$795	27.4%	$8,573,000	$771	28.5%

* Lancaster School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.