Cumberland Valley SD vs Lancaster SD

How do these districts compare?

Metric Cumberland Valley SD Lancaster SD
Location Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Total Enrollment 10,028 10,075
Number of Schools 11 19
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.6:1 11.1:1

Spending

Metric Cumberland Valley SD Lancaster SD
Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,852 $22,507
Federal Revenue 4.1% 15.5%
State Revenue 20.9% 47.3%
Local Revenue 75.0% 37.2%
Cumberland Valley SD
Federal State Local
Lancaster SD
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Cumberland Valley SD Lancaster SD
White 60.0% 13.1%
African American 4.8% 16.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8% 60.0%
Asian 22.9% 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 4.3% 6.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch 27.2% 91.6%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Cumberland Valley SD Lancaster SD
AP Courses Offered 20 14
Schools with AP 1 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 385.9:1 323.2:1
Chronic Absenteeism 10.4% 27.9%

School Types

Cumberland Valley SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 5

Lancaster SD

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 18

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.