Lebanon School District

This article is about the school district in Pennsylvania. For the school district in Oregon, see Lebanon Community Schools.

Lebanon School District
Location
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County
United States
MottoLive. Learn. Lebanon.
Students and staff
District mascotCedars
Other information
Websitewww.lebanon.k12.pa.us

Lebanon School District is an urban public school district in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. One of the oldest school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,[1] it encompasses approximately five square miles (1300 hectares).

According to 2020 local census data, it serves a resident population of 26,819.

History

Established during the early to mid-1800s, the Lebanon School District began its school year at roughly the beginning of October, during the 1850s. The treasurer of the school district in 1852 was Henry Dehuff,[2] Officers of the school board in 1854 included Jacob Umberger, president, and Andrew Light, secretary.[3]

In May 1853, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed legislation authorizing "the School Directors of the Borough of Lebanon, to borrow money; and to occupy the building used by the Female Seminary in the said Borough for Common School purposes." This legislation also empowered members of the district's school board "to borrow any sum of money not exceeding the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding six percent, per annum, for the purpose of building, enlarging and repairing the School Houses in said district."[4]

Schools

Primary schools

  • Harding Elementary
  • Henry Houck Elementary
  • Northwest Elementary
  • Southwest Elementary
  • Southeast Elementary

Intermediate school

  • Lebanon Middle School
  • Willow Street Academy - closed June 2012; former temporary school for 9th grade students during renovations at Lebanon High School
  • Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, the middle school will be replaced by the Lebanon Intermediate School (5th & 6th grades) and the Lebanon Junior High School (7th & 8th grades).

Secondary school

References

  1. ^ "About Us." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon School District, retrieved online February 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "School Tax." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon Courier and Semi-Weekly Report, July 23, 1852, p. 4 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "13 Teachers Wanted." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon Courier and Semi-Weekly Report, September 15, 1854, p. 3 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Local Matters." Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Lebanon Courier and Semi-Weekly Report, May 6, 1853, p. 3 (subscription required).