Eastern Lebanon County School District

The Eastern Lebanon County School District consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, serving students from grades 3 through 12. The district is located in Eastern Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and the schools face a range of challenges, including relatively high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges in the area.

Among the standout schools in the district, the ELCO Intermd School stands out with relatively strong academic performance, particularly in PSSA Math and English Language Arts, where it exceeds the district and state averages. In contrast, the Eastern Lebanon County Senior High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 189th in 2022-2023 to 360th in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a relatively high 4-year graduation rate and low dropout rate.

The district also faces variations in spending and resources across its schools, with the high school spending $14,200 per student and the middle school spending $9,652 per student. This uneven distribution of resources may contribute to the performance disparities observed between the schools. Overall, the data suggests that the district has both areas of strength, such as the ELCO Intermd School, as well as areas for improvement, particularly at the high school level, where further investigation into the underlying causes of the declining performance would be valuable.