Total enrollment
62,719
-4,381 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania · Public K-12
Pennsylvania's Lancaster County runs 114 public K-12 schools between its districts, the largest being Lancaster SD at 9,901 students. That works out to 67 elementary, 26 middle, and 21 high schools.
7-year change in Lancaster County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
114
+5 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
62%
was 67%
% Hispanic
23%
was 20%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
114
18 districts
Enrollment
62,719
NCES CCD
Median income
$86,959
Above Pennsylvania avg
Free/reduced lunch
54.5%
Below Pennsylvania avg
Elementary
67
28,040 students
Middle
26
13,891 students
High
21
20,788 students
Combined / other
0
schools
LARGEST DISTRICT
Lancaster SD
9,901 students · 18 districts in Lancaster County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Lancaster County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
32.4%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
5.4%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
3.4%
civilian labor
Median age
39
23.1% under 18
Test scores in Lancaster County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 106 schools ranked. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Warwick SHS· 81.0%
- Ephrata SHS· 79.2%
- Manheim Twp HS· 78.7%
- Cocalico SHS· 78.6%
- Letort El Sch· 76.0%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- La Academia Partnership CS· 11.0%
- King El Sch· 14.5%
- Jackson MS· 17.1%
- Carter and MacRae El Sch· 17.7%
- Phoenix Academy· 18.6%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron El Sch | Akron | Elementary | KG-04 | 276 | · |
| Fulton El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 274 | · |
| Salisbury El Sch | Gap | Elementary | KG-06 | 258 | · |
| Brecht Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | KG-04 | 236 | · |
| Bainbridge El Sch | Bainbridge | Elementary | KG-02 | 219 | · |
| Pequea Valley Intrmd Sch | Kinzers | Middle | 07-08 | 212 | · |
| Columbia MS Hill Campus | Columbia | Middle | 07-08 | 202 | · |
| Columbia MS Taylor Campus | Columbia | Middle | 05-06 | 202 | · |
| Bart-Colerain El Sch | Christiana | Elementary | KG-05 | 197 | · |
| La Academia Partnership CS | Lancaster | High | 06-12 | 196 | · |
| Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood Center | Lancaster | Elementary | KG-KG | 185 | · |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St | Willow Street | High | 09-12 | 26 | · |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Brownstown | Ephrata | High | 09-12 | 25 | · |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt Joy | Mount Joy | High | 09-12 | 15 | · |
Cities in Lancaster County
Lancaster39 schoolsEphrata7 schoolsLititz7 schoolsMount Joy5 schoolsQuarryville5 schoolsColumbia4 schoolsDenver4 schoolsElizabethtown4 schoolsLampeter4 schoolsLandisville4 schoolsManheim4 schoolsNew Holland3 schoolsKinzers2 schoolsMillersville2 schoolsWashington Boro2 schoolsWillow Street2 schoolsAdamstown1 schoolAkron1 schoolBainbridge1 schoolBrownstown1 schoolChristiana1 schoolConestoga1 schoolEast Earl1 schoolEast Petersburg1 schoolGap1 schoolHoltwood1 schoolMarietta1 schoolMountville1 schoolNew Providence1 schoolParadise1 schoolPequea1 schoolReamstown1 school
About Lancaster County
Lancaster County is a large Pennsylvania county of about 557,931 residents, home to 114 public schools and roughly 62,719 students.
Looking at the wider area, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $86,959, about 32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 5%. That income level is 22% noticeably above the Pennsylvania median.
In terms of grade levels, Lancaster County comprises 67 elementary schools (28,040 students), 26 middle schools (13,891), and 21 high schools (20,788).
The largest single district in Lancaster County is Lancaster SD, which alone enrolls about 9,901 students.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 7%: 67,100 students in SY 2017-18 versus 62,719 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 109 to 114 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 62%.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data