The Ephrata Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Ephrata Area School District encompasses approximately 44 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 30,458. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,574, while the median family income was $51,151 a year. According to District officials, in school year 2007–08, the Ephrata Area School District provided basic educational services to 4,000 pupils. The district employed 316 teachers, 199 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 16 administrators in 2009. Ephrata Area School District received more than $14.3 million in state funding in school year 2007–08. The district is a member of Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU) 13.
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