Phoenix Academy

Set in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Phoenix Academy is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus, overseen by Lancaster SD. It hosts 305 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 738.

Within Lancaster SD, which oversees 19 schools and 9,901 students, Phoenix Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Phoenix Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Lancaster County's rate of about 55%.

With demographic context factored in, Phoenix Academy is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.4%; Phoenix Academy posts 3.9%, -35.5 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Lancaster County shows median household earnings sit near $86,959, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lancaster County's 114 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,719 students), Phoenix Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is King El Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Phoenix Academy comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Phoenix Academy's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 305). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 27% to 18%. Class-load math has fell: from 33.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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