Total enrollment
8,393
-847 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
16 schools in Lancaster
Texas · Public K-12
Lancaster, Texas has 16 public K-12 schools in service today, teaching roughly 8,393 students (an average of 525 per campus).
7-year change in Lancaster
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
29%
was 22%
% Black
66%
was 74%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
40,820
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
8,393
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
16
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIA LANCASTER EL | Elementary | PK-06 | 0 |
| AIA LANCASTER MIDDLE | Elementary | M-M | · |
| BELT LINE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 567 |
| G W CARVER 6TH GRADE STEM LEARNING CENTER | Middle | 06-06 | 473 |
| HOUSTON EL | Elementary | KG-05 | 613 |
| ILTEXAS LANCASTER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 737 |
| ILTEXAS LANCASTER MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 379 |
| JD HALL LEARNING CENTER | Combined | 01-12 | 0 |
| L ISD J J A E P | High | 07-10 | 4 |
| LANCASTER H S | High | 09-12 | 2,255 |
| LANCASTER MIDDLE | Middle | 07-08 | 908 |
| LIFE SCHOOL LANCASTER | Elementary | KG-06 | 455 |
| PLEASANT RUN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 597 |
| ROLLING HILLS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 |
| ROSA PARKS/MILLBROOK EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 416 |
| WEST MAIN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 601 |
About Lancaster
Public education in Lancaster, Texas runs across 16 schools that enrolls roughly 8,393 students. By footprint, Lancaster sits in the medium-population bracket.
On the school-mix side, the city covers 10 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, and 1 other.
Schools in Lancaster average about 525 students each, 13% noticeably below the Texas norm.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Lancaster has fell 9% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 9,240 students to 8,393. Lancaster now counts 13 public schools, down from 14 in SY 2017-18. The Black share of public-school enrollment shrank from 74% to 66%.
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