Eastern Lebanon County High School
| ELCO High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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180 Elco Drive Myerstown, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County 17067 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Expect Excellence |
| School district | Eastern Lebanon County School District |
| Superintendent | David Zulinksy |
| Principal | Jen Haas |
| Enrollment | 810 |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | PIAA Class AA, L-L Section 3 |
| Mascot | Chief Spear-It |
| Nickname | Raiders |
| Information | (717) 866-7447 |
| Website | http://www.elcosd.org |
Eastern Lebanon County High School, referred to as ELCO High School, is located in Myerstown, Pennsylvania. It is a four-year high school with a total student enrollment of 810.
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Eastern Lebanon County School District's rate was 85% for 2010.
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According to a Pennsylvania Department of Education study released in January 2009, 29% of Eastern Lebanon County School District graduates required remediation in mathematics and or reading before they were prepared to take college level courses in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education or community colleges. Less than 66% of Pennsylvania high school graduates, who enroll in a four-year college in Pennsylvania, will earn a bachelor's degree within six years. Among Pennsylvania high school graduates pursuing an associate degree, only one in three graduate in three years. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, one in three recent high school graduates who attend Pennsylvania's public universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English.
The high school offers a Dual Enrollment program. This state program permits high school students to take courses, at local higher education institutions, to earn college credits. Students remain enrolled at their high school. The courses count towards high school graduation requirements and towards earning a college degree. The students continue to have full access to activities and programs at their high school, including the graduation ceremony. The college credits are offered at a deeply discounted rate. The state offers a small grant to assist students in costs for tuition, fees and books. Under the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Agreement, many Pennsylvania colleges and universities accept these credits for students who transfer to their institutions.
For the 2009-10 funding year, the school district received a state grant of $1,730 for the program.
The Classroom for the Future state program provided districts with hundreds of thousands of extra state funding to buy laptop computers for each core curriculum high school class (English, Science, History, Math) and paid for teacher training to optimize the computers use. The program was funded from 2006-2009. Eastern Lebanon County High School received did not apply for funding in 2006-07. In 2007-08 it received $149,609. In 2008-09 received $45,413 for a total of $195,022 from the Commonwealth. The district received a total funding of $479,645. Of the 501 public school districts in Pennsylvania, 447 of them received Classrooms for the Future grant awards
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