Elizabethtown Area School District
Elizabethtown Area School District is a public school district based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, serving 3,527 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #125 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 67% of them. Its schools average 705 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Tom Strickler. It spends about $15,448 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Elizabethtown Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Elizabethtown Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,448 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,149 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $70.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $70.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 237 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 367 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 271 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Tom Strickler
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fayette Township School DistrictMcDonald | 3,551 | 4 | $14,525 | 15.1 | #123 |
| Upper Moreland Township School DistrictWillow Grove | 3,550 | 3 | $16,732 | 13.3 | #124 |
| Elizabethtown Area School DistrictElizabethtown · this district | 3,527 | 5 | $15,448 | 14.9 | #125 |
| Chartiers Valley School DistrictPittsburgh | 3,501 | 4 | $17,451 | 15.2 | #126 |
| West Jefferson Hills School DistrictJefferson Hills | 3,501 | 5 | $15,101 | 16.0 | #127 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tahoe UnifiedSouth Lake Tahoe, CA | 3,528 | $13,413 | 20.9 |
| Leyden CHSD 212Franklin Park, IL | 3,527 | $23,062 | 14.7 |
| HaysHays, KS | 3,527 | $15,272 | 15.3 |
| Haralson CountyTallapoosa, GA | 3,525 | $12,961 | 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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