Lancaster SD
A public school district in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 9,959
- Students enrolled
- 886
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,683
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,507
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 9,959 in 2024–25
- Ranks 902nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,507 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lancaster SD spent $22,507 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,131 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,507 | $226.8 million | 10,075 |
| FY2022 | $21,346 | $217.5 million | 10,189 |
| FY2021 | $20,255 | $210.3 million | 10,384 |
| FY2020 | $18,747 | $204.0 million | 10,880 |
| FY2019 | $17,892 | $198.2 million | 11,080 |
| FY2018 | $16,698 | $187.2 million | 11,210 |
| FY2017 | $16,067 | $182.1 million | 11,333 |
| FY2016 | $15,140 | $168.8 million | 11,151 |
| FY2015 | $14,388 | $162.0 million | 11,259 |
| FY2014 | $14,086 | $156.7 million | 11,127 |
| FY2013 | $13,830 | $154.5 million | 11,174 |
| FY2012 | $12,842 | $139.4 million | 10,851 |
| FY2011 | $12,984 | $142.5 million | 10,972 |
| FY2010 | $12,496 | $139.0 million | 11,124 |
| FY2009 | $11,743 | $133.3 million | 11,351 |
| FY2008 | $11,059 | $128.2 million | 11,591 |
| FY2007 | $10,488 | $124.6 million | 11,884 |
| FY2006 | $9,759 | $113.2 million | 11,597 |
| FY2005 | $9,131 | $101.7 million | 11,134 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $38.3 million | 13.8% |
| State | $136.3 million | 49.2% |
| Local | $102.3 million | 36.9% |
| Total | $277.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
19 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Burrowes El School | 308 |
| Carter and MacRae El School | 444 |
| Fulton El School | 274 |
| Hamilton El School | 339 |
| Jackson MS | 524 |
| King El School | 413 |
| Lafayette El School | 437 |
| Lincoln MS | 465 |
| Martin School | 623 |
| McCaskey Campus | 2,600 |
| Phoenix Academy | 305 |
| Price El School | 331 |
| Reynolds MS | 511 |
| Ross El School | 281 |
| Smith-Wade-El El School | 397 |
| Washington El School | 467 |
| Wharton El School | 327 |
| Wheatland MS | 453 |
| Wickersham El School | 402 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4213140
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved