School District of Lancaster
| School District of Lancaster | |
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Lancaster County Pennsylvania United States |
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| District information | |
| Grades | preschool to 12th grade |
| Established | 1836 |
| Superintendent |
Pedro Rivera 2008 to 2015 Matt Przywara, CFO |
| Budget | $185,106,035 (2014-15) $170 million (2012-13) $162 million (2009-10) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 11,127 pupils (2014) 10,851 pupils (2011) 10,920 pupils |
| Teachers | 765 teachers (2012) |
| Staff | 628 non teaching staff (2012) |
| Other information | |
| per pupil spending | $13,324 (2008) |
| per pupil spending | $14,606.43 (2010) |
| per pupil spending | $15,275.60 (2012) |
| Website | www |
The School District of Lancaster is a large, urban school district of 11,300 students educated in 19 schools in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Established in 1836, it is the second oldest school district in the state. School District of Lancaster encompasses approximately 11 square miles (28 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 70,348. By 2010, the District's population increased to 74,989 people. The School District of Lancaster serves a racially and economically diverse population of students: 55.5% Hispanic, 22.7% African American, 19.5% Caucasian, 2.3% Asian/other. The educational attainment levels for the School District population (25 years old and over) were 78.5% high school graduates and 20.5% college graduates.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 80.8% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $16,273 a year, while the median family income was $38,429. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Lancaster County, the median household income was $54,765. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.
According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the School District of Lancaster provided basic educational services to 11,591 pupils through the employment of 990 teachers, 524 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 129 administrators. The School District of Lancaster received more than $63.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. The budget was $162 million for the 2009-2010 school year. The district is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13.
The District operates nineteen schools in 2014: one early childhood center, thirteen elementary schools, four middle schools, one high school campus and two alternative schools. It employs 1,620 staff members, including administrators, teachers, counselors, and support staff. High school students may choose to attend Lancaster County Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit IU13 provides the District with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
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