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School districts in Lancaster County, PA
Lancaster County has 16 regular public school districts, enrolling 62,721 students in 2024–25. The largest is Lancaster SD (9,959 students, 16% of the county), followed by Hempfield SD and Manheim Township SD. All 16 offer kindergarten. Pennsylvania sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 16 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster SD 251 S Prince St, Lancaster | Pre-K–12 | 19 | 9,959 | 734 | (717) 291-6121 |
| Hempfield SD 200 Church St, Landisville | K–12 | 10 | 6,918 | 424 | (717) 898-5560 |
| Manheim Township SD 450A Candlewyck Road, Lancaster | K–12 | 9 | 6,004 | 401 | (717) 569-8231 |
| Penn Manor SD 100 E. Cottage Ave, Millersville | K–12 | 10 | 5,458 | 347 | (717) 872-9500 |
| Ephrata Area SD 803 Oak Blvd, Ephrata | K–12 | 7 | 3,918 | 216 | (717) 721-1513 |
| Conestoga Valley SD 502 Mount Sidney Road, Lancaster | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,848 | 250 | (717) 397-2421 |
| Warwick SD 301 W Orange St, Lititz | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 3,705 | 211 | (717) 626-3700 |
| Elizabethtown Area SD 600 E High St, Elizabethtown | K–12 | 5 | 3,527 | 193 | (717) 367-1521 |
| Solanco SD 121 S Hess St, Quarryville | K–12 | 7 | 3,013 | 203 | (717) 786-8401 |
| Cocalico SD 800 4th Street, Denver | K–12 | 5 | 2,869 | 176 | (717) 336-1413 |
| Manheim Central SD 281 White Oak Rd, Manheim | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,780 | 180 | (717) 664-8540 |
| Lampeter-Strasburg SD 1632 Book Rd, Lancaster | K–12 | 5 | 2,761 | 185 | (717) 464-3311 |
| Donegal SD 1051 Koser Rd, Mount Joy | K–12 | 4 | 2,750 | 160 | (717) 492-1302 |
| Eastern Lancaster County SD 669 E Main St, New Holland | K–12 | 5 | 2,578 | 173 | (717) 354-1500 |
| Columbia Borough SD 200 N. Fifth St., Columbia | K–12 | 4 | 1,326 | 101 | (717) 684-2283 |
| Pequea Valley SD 166 S New Holland Rd, Kinzers | K–12 | 3 | 1,307 | 83 | (717) 768-5530 |
Lancaster County at a glance
Together the 16 districts run 109 schools from offices in 13 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Pequea Valley SD, with 1,307 students; the median Lancaster County district has 3,013. By grade span: 12 K–12 and 4 Pre-K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 16 districts that report a K grade: 4,037 children. The biggest kindergarten was Lancaster SD's, with 734; Hempfield SD had 424, and the smallest, Pequea Valley SD, had 83.
Lancaster County holds 16 of Pennsylvania's 500 regular districts (3.2%) and 4.2% of its 1,502,393 public school students, ranking 5th of 67 counties by number of districts and 9th by enrollment. By size, 4 enroll 5,000 or more and 12 enroll 1,000 to 4,999, and the average school here has about 575 students.
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Lancaster SD · Hempfield SD · Manheim Township SD · Penn Manor SD · Ephrata Area SD · Conestoga Valley SD · Warwick SD · Elizabethtown Area SD · Solanco SD · Cocalico SD · Manheim Central SD · Lampeter-Strasburg SD · Donegal SD · Eastern Lancaster County SD · Columbia Borough SD · Pequea Valley SD
What grade will my child be in?
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