Lancaster County Ctc

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Willow Street, Pennsylvania - 3 schools

43
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Lancaster County Ctc operates 3 public schools serving 43 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lancaster County.

The funding mix is 61.2% local, 15.7% state, and 23.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

a 12.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lancaster County Ctc-Willow St Campus, with a diversity index of 61.8/100.

Its largest campus is Lancaster County Ctc-Willow St Campus, enrolling 26 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).

Lancaster County Ctc-Willow St Campus accounts for 39.4% of all Lancaster County Ctc student enrollment

That dominant concentration means Lancaster County Ctc-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Lancaster County Ctc student-counselor ratio is 12:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Where does the funding come from?

23.1%
Federal
15.7%
State
61.2%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Lancaster County Ctc.

White 68.6%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
African American 6.5%
Asian 6.1%
Multiracial 3.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 48.6/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Lancaster County Ctc's schools, above the Pennsylvania average of 37.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Lancaster County Ctc-Willow St Campus 61.8
  2. 2 Lancaster County Ctc-Brownstown Campus 50.2
  3. 3 Lancaster County Ctc-Mt Joy Campus 33.8

Programs & Resources

12.1:1
Student-Counselor Ratio

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

Schools in Lancaster County Ctc

How Lancaster County Ctc Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Pennsylvania districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Berks Ctc Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Central Iu 10 Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Spectrum Cs Similar size No spending data More locally funded
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix
Greater Altoona Ctc Similar size No spending data Similar funding mix

Comparisons are relative to Lancaster County Ctc's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Lancaster County Ctc?

Lancaster County Ctc has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 43 students.

What is the demographic composition of Lancaster County Ctc?

Lancaster County Ctc students are 68.6% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% African American, 6.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.