Union Canal El Sch

Union Canal El Sch is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, operated by Cornwall-Lebanon SD, with 386 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Cornwall-Lebanon SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,881 students. Union Canal El Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Union Canal El Sch reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting Union Canal El Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 66% of students at Union Canal El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Union Canal El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 41.4%.

In the broader community, Lebanon County reports that median household income runs about $78,425, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lebanon County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,804 students), Union Canal El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lebanon County Career and Technology Center, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union Canal El Sch comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 42% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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