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Manheim Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Rapho Township, Penn Township and Manheim.

Rapho Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
2,764
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,424
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$110.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manheim Central School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the PA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $110.2M, about $39,881 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BRapho Township 12,240BPenn Township 10,693BManheim 4,977

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rapho Township. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Manheim Central MSThis district
9–12Manheim Central SHSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.1% · 1,266 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 55.1% · 1,346 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 87.5% · 218 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,424 per student · 11% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,907’20
2,841’21
2,768’22
2,719’23
2,764’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 13%Asian 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Baron EL Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Manheim
B
350 students13:1
Doe Run El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Manheim
B
672 students14:1
Manheim Central MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Manheim
C+
846 students13:1
Manheim Central SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Manheim
B
896 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Donegal School DistrictEast Donegal Township, Mount Joy, Mount Joy Township
$16,734per student
Hempfield School DistrictEast Hempfield Township, West Hempfield Township
$17,113per student
Cornwall-Lebanon School DistrictCornwall, South Lebanon Township
$16,034per student
Warwick School DistrictElizabeth Township, Warwick Township
$18,087per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.