Hempfield SHS

Hempfield SHS is one of the substantial high schools in Landisville, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Hempfield SD, with 2,281 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 209% bigger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

Within Hempfield SD, which oversees 10 schools and 6,884 students, Hempfield SHS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hempfield SHS shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, Hempfield SHS reports 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Lancaster County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hempfield SHS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.2%, the actual is 71.8%, a residual of +11.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Lancaster County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,959 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lancaster County runs 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), of which Hempfield SHS is one.

Landisville Pri Ctr is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hempfield SHS at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 63.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hempfield SHS has increased 5%, going from 2,170 students in 2018 to 2,281 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hempfield SHS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.