Ephrata Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Lancaster

District Profile

803 Oak Blvd

Ephrata, PA 17522-1998

Phone 717-721-1513

Fax 717-721-1514

Includes the municipalities of Akron Borough, Clay Township, Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Township.

Square Miles

43.90

Students Enrolled

4,147

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Akron El Sch (K-4)
  • Clay El Sch (K-4)
  • Ephrata Intermediate Sch (5-6)
  • Ephrata MS (7-8)
  • Ephrata SHS (9-12)
  • Fulton El Sch (K-4)
  • Highland El Sch (K-4)

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

Total Students

4,147

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
2.80%
Black
2.90%
Latino
9.30%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.80%
White
82.00%

Gender

Male
51.20%
Female
48.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.77%
English Learner
2.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$57,506.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $46,249,958.36 68.34%
State Revenues $20,289,054.67 29.98%
Federal $1,134,441.24 1.67%
Other $1,260.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$38,532,011.16
Property Values Within District
$173,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

88.20%

Rigorous Courses

17
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

55.78%
College/University
8.50%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 74.32% 61.82% N/A
Grade 4 66.03% 42.31% 83.33%
Grade 5 65.45% 51.97% N/A
Grade 6 67.40% 47.35% N/A
Grade 7 63.54% 43.71% N/A
Grade 8 57.67% 33.67% 56.86%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 84.39% 71.64% 81.78%

Staff

252

Teachers

25

Administrators

192

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

17:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Brian Troop

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Richard Gehman
Board President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

1
Chris Weber
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023
Judy Beiler
16 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Philip Eby
3 2017-2021
Trisha Good
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Glenn Martin
23 2017-2021
Tim Stauffer
9 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Timothy Stayer
19 2017-2021
David Wissler
3 2017-2021

* 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.