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Eastern Lebanon County School District

Myerstown, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Karen Nell · #204 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,323

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,504

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Pennsylvania median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Eastern Lebanon County School District is a public school district based in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, serving 2,323 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #204 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 465 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Karen Nell. It spends about $16,504 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Eastern Lebanon County compares

Eastern Lebanon CountyPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,504

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,038

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school465

Pennsylvania median 560 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor258

Pennsylvania median 328 · 21% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$47.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 28%Local 66%

Measure	Eastern Lebanon County	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,504	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,038	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$49.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$47.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	178	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	324	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	258	328	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Karen Nell

Superintendent, Eastern Lebanon County School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Blackhawk School DistrictBeaver Falls	2,326	4	$14,096	15.3	#203
Eastern Lebanon County School DistrictMyerstown · this district	2,323	5	$16,504	13.1	#204
Elizabeth Forward School DistrictElizabeth	2,317	6	$16,208	13.3	#205
Greater Nanticoke Area School DistrictNanticoke	2,293	4	$12,437	17.1	#206
Middletown Area School DistrictMiddletown	2,284	5	$17,022	12.1	#207

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictWaverly, IA	2,323	$11,634	13.6
Tipp City Exempted VillageTipp City, OH	2,323	$12,420	18.4
Rosemead ElementaryRosemead, CA	2,322	$14,539	20.7
Hart CountyMunfordville, KY	2,322	$11,629	13.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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