Total enrollment
9,901
-448 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in Lancaster SD
Pennsylvania · 9,901 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Lancaster SD pick from 19 schools serving the district's roughly 9,901 K-12 students (13 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Lancaster SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lancaster SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #335 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,901 | #17 of 479 | #930 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #7 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #75 of 478 | #1,613 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 94.1% | #67 of 398 | #571 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #63 of 378 | #1,775 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lancaster SD
State test results across the district's 18 scored schools run from Wharton Elementary School at 52.1% proficient to Phoenix Academy at 3.9%, a gap of 48.1 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 19 district schools that reported both years went from 11,161 to 9,901 students (down 11%) and from 838 to 855 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCaskey Campus | Lancaster | High | 09-12 | 2,600 |
| Martin School | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-08 | 623 |
| Jackson MS | Lancaster | Middle | 06-08 | 524 |
| Reynolds MS | Lancaster | Middle | 06-08 | 511 |
| Washington El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 467 |
| Lincoln MS | Lancaster | Middle | 06-08 | 465 |
| Wheatland MS | Lancaster | Middle | 06-08 | 453 |
| Carter and MacRae El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 444 |
| Lafayette El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 437 |
| King El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 413 |
| Wickersham El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 402 |
| Smith-Wade-El El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 397 |
| Hamilton El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 339 |
| Price El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 331 |
| Wharton El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 327 |
| Burrowes El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 308 |
| Phoenix Academy | Lancaster | High | 06-12 | 305 |
| Ross El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 281 |
| Fulton El Sch | Lancaster | Elementary | PK-05 | 274 |
About Lancaster SD
Lancaster SD is a compact Pennsylvania school district running 19 schools with combined enrollment near 9,901.
On the school-mix side, Lancaster SD covers 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,901 students, decreased 4% from the 10,349 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Lancaster SD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.