South Western School District

School district data reflects the latest publicly available data from the PA Department of Education. School leadership information is updated on an as needed basis. If you have questions about the data or terms used on this profile, please visit the Terminology page.

This school district serves the following county or counties: York

District Profile

225 Bowman Rd

Hanover, PA 17331-4297

Phone 717-632-2500

Fax 717-632-7993

Includes the municipalities of Manheim Township, Penn Township, West Manheim Township.

Square Miles

55.70

Students Enrolled

4,132

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Baresville El Sch (K-5)
  • Manheim El Sch (K-5)
  • Markle Intrmd Sch (6,7-8)
  • Park Hills El Sch (K-5)
  • South Western SHS (9-12)
  • West Manheim El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

4,132

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
2.10%
Black
2.70%
Latino
4.30%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
2.40%
White
88.20%

Gender

Male
52.00%
Female
48.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
12.98%
English Learner
0.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$69,161.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $44,985,489.21 66.87%
State Revenues $21,661,633.07 32.20%
Federal $618,495.05 0.91%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$37,934,531.89
Property Values Within District
$187,900.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.05%

Rigorous Courses

17
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

66.88%
College/University
3.82%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 68.42% 55.08% N/A
Grade 4 59.36% 44.70% 80.06%
Grade 5 70.81% 54.35% N/A
Grade 6 75.00% 52.56% N/A
Grade 7 67.52% 49.84% N/A
Grade 8 68.32% 46.71% 66.56%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 79.14% 77.62% 83.87%

Staff

265

Teachers

14

Administrators

119

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Jay Burkhart

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Vanessa Berger
Board President
15 2017-2021
Ray Mummert
Board Vice President
21 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Cindy Boyer
7 2019-2023
James Harris
4 2017-2021
Patrick Laughman
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Richard Plesic
2 2019-2021
M. Ann Rinker
37 2019-2023
Clint Wright
3 2017-2021
Amanda Yiengst
1 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.