Solanco School District

The Solanco School District is a public school district comprising 188.85 square miles. It is located in southern Lancaster County, from which the name “SoLancCo” originated. The District provides a comprehensive educational program for approximately 3200 age-qualified students from kindergarten through grade 12. The District’s mission is “Connecting. Inspiring. Empowering.” Instructional services are provided for regular education, special education, vocational education (which includes industrial arts, agriculture science, and technical programs), programs for the fine arts, advanced academic programs and gifted programs. Students are also encouraged to participate in the many school-sponsored co-curricular and extracurricular activities encompassing intramural and interscholastic athletics as well as a variety of student clubs, musical and theatrical activities available to both elementary and secondary students. District administrators, teachers, and support staff are provided a variety of opportunities for participation in professional development activities, seminars, conferences and online courses with the ultimate goal of improving the educational program. Professional development is a district-wide effort largely tied to curriculum alignment, state assessments, and legislative mandates. The district is comprised of four elementary schools. Bart-Colerain Elementary School, Clermont Elementary School, Providence Elementary School and Quarryville Elementary School provide instruction to 1300kindergarten through fifth grade students. Two middle schools, George A Smith Middle School and Swift Middle School, house 850 students in grades six through eight. Solanco High School provides instruction to 1060 students in grades nine through twelve.