Regular local school district · York County
South Western SD, PA: schools, enrollment and spending
South Western SD runs 6 public schools with 4,406 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Pennsylvania figure of 13.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 4,406
- Teachers (FTE)
- 307
- Students per teacher
- 14.4
- PA: 13.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 225 Bowman Rd, Hanover, PA 17331
- Phone
- (717)632-2500
- County
- York County
- Locale
- Suburb: Small
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4222470
- State district ID
- PA-112676403
- Total staff (FTE)
- 707
- School counselors (FTE)
- 12.0About 367 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 14.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.4
Pennsylvania13.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,204), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $75.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.5 million
- State revenue
- $23.1 million
- Local revenue
- $49.7 million
- Total spending
- $84.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $19,989
- Salaries
- $32.9 million39.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $34.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.3%
- State: 30.7%
- Local: 66.0%
Pennsylvania overall
- Federal: 8.2%
- State: 33.0%
- Local: 58.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$19,989
Pennsylvania$21,044
United States$16,826
Schools in South Western SD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Baresville El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 586 | 15.0 |
| Emory H Markle Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,046 | 14.3 |
| Manheim El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 256 | 12.2 |
| Park Hills El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 572 | 15.5 |
| South Western SHS | High | 9 to 12 | 1,380 | 15.0 |
| West Manheim El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 538 | 12.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in York County
- West Shore SD 7,467 students
- Dallastown Area SD 6,365 students
- York City SD 6,341 students
- Central York SD 5,535 students
- Red Lion Area SD 4,567 students
- Northeastern York SD 3,971 students
- Spring Grove Area SD 3,872 students
- Northern York County SD 3,236 students
- Dover Area SD 3,184 students
- York Suburban SD 2,925 students
- West York Area SD 2,750 students
- Southern York County SD 2,724 students
- South Eastern SD 2,504 students
- Eastern York SD 2,200 students
- Hanover Public SD 1,953 students
More in Pennsylvania
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.