Elizabethtown Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lancaster

District Profile

600 E High St

Elizabethtown, PA 17022-1799

Phone 717-367-1521

Fax 717-367-1920

Includes the municipalities of Conoy Township, Elizabethtown Borough, Mount Joy Township, West Donegal Township.

Square Miles

56.20

Students Enrolled

3,828

Total Number of Schools:

7
  • Bainbridge El Sch (K,1-3)
  • Bear Creek School (4-6)
  • East High Street El Sch (K-3)
  • Elizabethtown Area MS (7-8)
  • Elizabethtown Area SHS (9-12)
  • Mill Road El Sch (K,1-3)
  • Rheems El Sch (K-3)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

3,828

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.30%
Asian
1.70%
Black
1.80%
Latino
5.20%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
3.00%
White
88.00%

Gender

Male
52.30%
Female
47.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
14.70%
English Learner
1.90%

Financials

Median Household Income

$63,451.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $41,005,173.23 67.18%
State Revenues $19,189,773.17 31.44%
Federal $818,051.05 1.34%
Other $17,154.00 0.02%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$32,746,081.41
Property Values Within District
$185,400.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

91.43%

Rigorous Courses

13
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

68.44%
College/University
3.99%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.76% 53.43% N/A
Grade 4 72.30% 56.08% 83.45%
Grade 5 71.57% 65.89% N/A
Grade 6 71.85% 58.28% N/A
Grade 7 72.18% 50.35% N/A
Grade 8 69.51% 43.61% 63.91%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 78.47% 71.96% 75.56%

Staff

245

Teachers

14

Administrators

133

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Michele Balliet

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Terry Seiders
Board President
15 2019-2023
M. Caroline Lalvani
Board Vice President
17 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Erin Grosh
3 2017-2021 4
Craig Hummer
9 2019-2023
Michael Martin
3 2019-2023
Michelle Pelna
11 2017-2021
James Read
3 2017-2021
Menno Riggleman
3 2017-2021
Karen Sweigart
5 2019-2023

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.