Manheim Township School District

Summary:

The Manheim Township School District is a high-performing school district in Pennsylvania, serving 9 schools across 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 67 out of 606 school districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools within the district stand out as top performers, including Reidenbaugh Elementary School, which consistently ranks among the top 150 elementary schools in Pennsylvania, and Nitrauer School, another high-performing elementary school in the top 250 schools statewide. At the middle school level, Manheim Township Middle School is a standout, ranking in the top 100 middle schools in the state and earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Across the district, students demonstrate high proficiency rates on standardized tests, often exceeding state averages by a significant margin. The district's spending per student ranges from $12,858 to $17,583, with the higher-spending schools generally showing stronger academic performance. Additionally, the district serves a diverse population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates varying from 21% to 49% across the schools, indicating the district's ability to provide high-quality education to students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds.

District Detail

450A Candlewyck Road
Lancaster, PA 17601

(717) 569-8231

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 5,992

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Reidenbaugh Elementary School	Public	K-4	1001 Buckwalter Rd	Lititz	17543	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 626-1000	488	36	13.5	21.5%	328 (67.2%)	14 (2.9%)	64 (13.1%)	47 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	88.6	145^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.7	140^th of 1526 public elementary schools	90.8%	5				80.9	79.3					80.2	73.4	69.5					71.6	$14,928	$110	$14,818
Neff School	Public	K-4	21 Valley Rd	Lancaster	17606	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-8502	283	20	14.2	34.3%	193 (68.2%)	6 (2.1%)	47 (16.6%)	20 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.6%)	72.5	432^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	71.4%		78.4	319^th of 1526 public elementary schools	79.1%	113				54.2	71.0					62.3	59.4	69.1					64.1	$17,829	$110	$17,719
Brecht School	Public	K-4	1250 Lititz Pike	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 291-1733	236	17	13.7	50.4%	118 (50.0%)	13 (5.5%)	57 (24.2%)	20 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	73.6	410^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.7	456^th of 1526 public elementary schools	70.1%	46				73.1	64.3					68.7	53.7	63.4					58.5	$17,262	$126	$17,137
Schaeffer School	Public	K-4	875 Pleasure Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 392-6797	318	23	13.8	42.5%	194 (61.0%)	25 (7.9%)	51 (16.0%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.1%)	84.3	213^th of 1511 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.6	407^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.3%	194				81.3	64.7					73.7	72.9	66.7					70.0	$16,873	$110	$16,763
Manheim Township High School	Public	9-12	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3097	1,953	122	15.9	32.5%	1,221 (62.5%)	113 (5.8%)	328 (16.8%)	183 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (5.4%)	85.9	71^st of 681 public high schools	89.6%		78.1	130^th of 686 public high schools	81.0%	59	67.9	66.8	78.7															$15,976	$398	$15,578
Nitrauer School	Public	K-4	811 Ashbourne Ave	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-4239	468	29	16.2	34.4%	263 (56.2%)	46 (9.8%)	61 (13.0%)	67 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	88.6	144^th of 1511 public elementary schools	90.5%		83.6	218^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.7%	74				76.3	77.1					76.8	69.9	81.0					75.7	$14,042	$110	$13,932
Manheim Township Middle School	Public	7-8	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3111	914	73	12.5	33.6%	563 (61.6%)	38 (4.2%)	150 (16.4%)	87 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	87	96^th of 873 public middle schools	89.0%		87.2	84^th of 891 public middle schools	90.6%	12								50.0	46.4	48.2					71.3	62.9	67.1	$16,552	$406	$16,147
Bucher School	Public	K-4	450 Candlewyck Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 569-4291	403	32	12.7	39.7%	233 (57.8%)	30 (7.4%)	67 (16.6%)	42 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	77.1	338^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.6%		69.9	499^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.3%	161				68.6	66.6					67.6	61.4	65.5					63.5	$16,096	$119	$15,977
Landis Run Intermediate School	Public	5-6	25 Blue Streak Boulevard	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 581-9124	929	62	15.1	34.0%	539 (58.0%)	54 (5.8%)	172 (18.5%)	105 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)								(n/a)						62.9	57.2			60.0			69.2	69.2			69.2	$15,041	$123	$14,918

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Warwick School District	2 mi	6	121^st
Hempfield School District	2.49 mi	10	72^nd
Manheim Central School District	4.41 mi	4	288^th
Lancaster School District	4.96 mi	19	491^st
Conestoga Valley School District	5.43 mi	6	265^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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