39 public K-12 schools in York from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, York has more public-school enrollment than 94% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. York is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 12 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
21 of York's 39 listed schools are elementary campuses. That composition means citywide enrollment and staffing averages are influenced more by early-grade operating patterns than by the city's 3 middle and 6 high-school records. Families comparing later grades should rely on those individual rows rather than the all-school mean.
The 50-point gap between Leaders Heights El Sch and Davis Sch shows the range hidden by York's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
York school enrollment ranges from 78 students (lowest) to 1,756 students (highest), a spread of 1,678 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority, and the sheer count here puts it in the extreme tail of fragmentation nationally. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within York is typically wider than the York-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leaders Heights El Sch | 68 |
| 2. | Sinking Springs El Sch | 60 |
| 3. | East York El Sch | 57 |
| 4. | Valley View El Sch | 56 |
| 5. | Central York Ms | 54 |
| 6. | York Suburban Ms | 54 |
| 7. | Yorkshire El Sch | 53 |
| 8. | Edgar Fahs Smith Steam Academy | 52 |
| 9. | Locust Grove El Sch | 52 |
| 10. | Indian Rock El Sch | 52 |
| 11. | York Twp El Sch | 51 |
| 12. | North Hills El Sch | 49 |
| 13. | York Suburban Shs | 48 |
| 14. | York Co School of Technology | 47 |
| 15. | Loganville-Springfield El Sch | 47 |
| 16. | Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch | 46 |
| 17. | West York Area Ms | 46 |
| 18. | Ore Valley El Sch | 46 |
| 19. | Conewago El Sch | 46 |
| 20. | Central York Hs | 45 |
| 21. | Trimmer El Sch | 45 |
| 22. | William Penn Shs | 44 |
| 23. | New Salem El Sch | 44 |
| 24. | York Academy Regional Cs | 43 |
| 25. | Hayshire El Sch | 43 |
| 26. | West York Area Hs | 42 |
| 27. | Stony Brook El Sch | 40 |
| 28. | Roundtown El Sch | 38 |
| 29. | Goode Sch | 37 |
| 30. | Mckinley Sch | 37 |
| 31. | Lincolnway El Sch | 34 |
| 32. | Wallace El Sch | 31 |
| 33. | Lincoln Cs | 26 |
| 34. | Crispus Attucks Cs | 26 |
| 35. | Ferguson Sch | 24 |
| 36. | Devers Sch | 23 |
| 37. | Hannah Penn | 20 |
| 38. | Jackson Sch | 19 |
| 39. | Davis Sch | 18 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Leaders Heights El Sch has the highest Resource Investment Index among the York schools in this federal-data comparison at 68/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
York has 39 public schools with a total enrollment of 24,990 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.5:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
