Kennard-Dale HS

Kennard-Dale HS is a mid-tier secondary school in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, run under South Eastern SD. The school enrolls 755 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 6 schools in South Eastern SD (2,495 students total), Kennard-Dale HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kennard-Dale HS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Kennard-Dale HS has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kennard-Dale HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.3%; this one delivers 63.6%.

Zooming out to the county, York County reports that median household income runs about $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Kennard-Dale HS is one.

The closest other public school is South Eastern Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kennard-Dale HS comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Kennard-Dale HS's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 768 (now 755). The White share of enrollment fell from 94% to 90% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Kennard-Dale HS community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.