Donegal School District
The Donegal School District is a school district covering the Boroughs of Marietta and Mount Joy and East Donegal Township and the southern portion of Mount Joy Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13. The district operates one high school, one junior high school, one intermediate school, and one primary school. .
| Donegal School District | |
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![]() Map of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts. Donegal School District is the large orange area to the left (west) side of the map. | |
| Address | |
1051 Koser Road Marrietta Mount Joy Anderson Ferry RD. Junior High Mount Joy , Lancaster , Pennsylvania 17552 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Dr. Michael Lausch, Ed.D. |
| Faculty | 203 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrolment | 3013 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Indian |
| Yearbook | The Emerald |
| Website | http://www.donegalsd.org |
Comparison to other Lancaster County school districts
| 2016 SAT: average scores Lancaster County schools | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School district | Reading | Math | Writing | Total |
| Cocalico | 514 | 524 | 495 | 1534 |
| Columbia Borough | 460 | 448 | 427 | 1335 |
| Conestoga Valley | 515 | 511 | 479 | 1505 |
| Donegal | 515 | 508 | 492 | 1515 |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 526 | 524 | 493 | 1544 |
| Elizabethtown Area | 529 | 532 | 495 | 1556 |
| Ephrata Area | 525 | 526 | 496 | 1546 |
| Hempfield | 535 | 556 | 505 | 1595 |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 524 | 533 | 511 | 1567 |
| Lancaster | 425 | 436 | 407 | 1268 |
| Manheim Central | 507 | 510 | 483 | 1501 |
| Manheim Township | 539 | 553 | 515 | 1608 |
| Penn Manor | 516 | 523 | 483 | 1521 |
| Pequea Valley | 531 | 526 | 492 | 1549 |
| Solanco | 509 | 512 | 471 | 1492 |
| Warwick | 537 | 539 | 507 | 1584 |
| County average | 513 | 516 | 484 | 1514 |
| Pennsylvania average | 481 | 485 | 458 | 1424 |
| U.S. average | 494 | 508 | 482 | 1484 |
| Each test section is out of a score of 800 points. | ||||
| Source: Public School SAT Scores, PA Department of Education | ||||
| U.S. Average Source: 2016 SAT Report, CollegeBoard | ||||
| Pennsylvania System of School Assessment 2016-2017 Average PSSA exam scores for Lancaster County schools | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School district | Elementary Reading | Elementary Math | Elementary Science | Intermediate Math | Intermediate Reading | Intermediate Science |
| Cocalico | 78% | 53% | 91% | 74% | 38% | 62% |
| Columbia Borough | 50% | 35% | 80% | 41% | 15% | 29% |
| Conestoga Valley | 72% | 52% | 81% | 71% | 46% | 60% |
| Donegal | 69% | 51% | 79% | 60% | 41% | 66% |
| Eastern Lancaster County | 67% | 49% | 87% | 69% | 49% | 60% |
| Elizabethtown Area | 72% | 62% | 86% | 66% | 48% | 63% |
| Ephrata Area | 73% | 60% | 85% | 61% | 46% | 51% |
| Hempfield | 76% | 62% | 88% | 73% | 48% | 70% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg | 82% | 67% | 86% | 74% | 56% | 61% |
| Lancaster | 55% | 44% | 70% | 36% | 16% | 31% |
| Manheim Central | 73% | 57% | 88% | 63% | 51% | 72% |
| Manheim Township | 83% | 75% | 91% | 79% | 57% | 71% |
| Penn Manor | 73% | 65% | 86% | 68% | 46% | 64% |
| Pequea Valley | 71% | 57% | 89% | 57% | 27% | 50% |
| Solanco | 57% | 50% | 86% | 62% | 35% | 56% |
| Warwick | 74% | 44% | 82% | 73% | 44% | 71% |
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Statistical snapshot
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 2538 |
| Full Time Teachers | 162 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio | 17:1 |
| Male students | 759 |
| Female students | 2000 |
| Native American students | 6 |
| Asian students | 29 |
| Hispanic students | 92 |
| Black students | 43 |
| White (non-Hispanic) students | 2368 |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 0 |
| Kindergarten | 160 |
| 1st Grade | 164 |
| 2nd Grade | 197 |
| 3rd Grade | 193 |
| 4th Grade | 206 |
| 5th Grade | 190 |
| 6th Grade | 213 |
| 7th Grade | 239 |
| 8th Grade | 207 |
| 9th Grade | 239 |
| 10th Grade | 193 |
| 11th Grade | 164 |
| 12th Grade | 173 |
Source: Local School Directory[1]
Schools
- Donegal Primary School K-2 (Formerly Donegal Springs Elementary School) Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
- Donegal Intermediate School 3-6 (Formerly Donegal Middle School and Riverview Elementary School) Marietta, Pennsylvania
- Donegal Junior High School 7-8 (Formerly Donegal High School) Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
- Donegal Senior High School 9-12 Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Notable Alumni
- David Hickernell, State representative
- Bruce Sutter, Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, HOF Class of 2006
See also
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