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Ephrata High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
803 Oak Blvd
Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone
(717) 721-1478
District
Ephrata Area SD
County
LANCASTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1317
Classroom Teachers
97

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Ephrata High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
67%
49%
69%
64%
65%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 346 26.3%
Grade 10 344 26.1%
Grade 11 320 24.3%
Grade 12 307 23.3%
Total 1317 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.0% 81.6% 64.5%
Black 2.9% 2.8% 15.4%
Hispanic 11.8% 12.5% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 2.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.0% 47.6% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 37.0% 43.8% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 3.8% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 35,211 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 821.2 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,969 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.2% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.9% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.2% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.2% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,450 $37,354,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,028 $4,063,000 5.8%
Staff $566 $2,236,000 3.2%
General Administration $210 $832,000 1.2%
School Administration $677 $2,677,000 3.8%
Operation $1,437 $5,681,000 8.0%
Transportation $625 $2,472,000 3.5%
Other $819 $3,239,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,363 $21,200,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,042 $12,026,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $17,855 $70,580,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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