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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

15 public middle schools in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Ephrata MS leads the list at -54.5%, against a median of -8.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
15
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-54.5%
Median Enrollment change
-8.6%
FASTEST DECLINING · LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Ephrata MSEphrata, PAEphrata Area SD1,322601-54.5%
2Wheatland MSLancaster, PALancaster SD584453-22.4%
3Swift MSQuarryville, PASolanco SD418326-22.0%
4Cocalico MSDenver, PACocalico SD730617-15.5%
5Donegal JHSMount Joy, PADonegal SD494419-15.2%
6Garden Spot MSNew Holland, PAEastern Lancaster County SD472404-14.4%
7Smith MSQuarryville, PASolanco SD426367-13.8%
8Manheim Central MSManheim, PAManheim Central SD926846-8.6%
9Warwick MSLititz, PAWarwick SD621568-8.5%
10Reynolds MSLancaster, PALancaster SD557511-8.3%
11Lincoln MSLancaster, PALancaster SD494465-5.9%
12Martin Meylin MSLampeter, PALampeter-Strasburg SD728686-5.8%
13Centerville MSLancaster, PAHempfield SD590559-5.3%
14Pequea Valley Intrmd SchKinzers, PAPequea Valley SD214212-0.9%
15Landis Run Intermediate SchoolLancaster, PAManheim Township SD931929-0.2%
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