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Lebanon School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,027 students in Lebanon School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Lebanon School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
7 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
4,947 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
313 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Lebanon School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 71% has increased from 69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#566 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
57%
Graduation Rate
71%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.64
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
21 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
3,592 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
73%
16%
# Black Students
188 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
4%
21%
# White Students
959 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
19%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
182 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
591
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
371
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
365
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
369
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
394
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
407
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
325
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
357
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
345
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
411
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
434
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
341
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
237
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,971 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,117 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$84 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,971
$23,649
Spending / Student
$15,117
$23,073
Best Lebanon School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lebanon Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
350 N 8th St
Lebanon, PA 17046
(717) 273-9391
Lebanon, PA 17046
(717) 273-9391
Grades: 6-8
| 1,027 students
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