PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS

The Ellwood City Area School District is committed to providing students with a high quality education and to prepare them as responsible citizens in a continually changing world. In the search for excellence, every effort will be made to create conditions in which all students can learn.

High expectations have been established for students and staff to foster an enthusiasm for learning and the mastery of essential skills necessary to function effectively in the twenty-first century.

GENERAL FACTS

Ellwood City Area School District is a small industrial and rural community of approximately 14,040 people located 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, PA. The school district includes the boroughs of
Ellwood City (7,956 residents), Ellport (148 residents), Wampum (678 residents) and the townships of and Perry (1,930 residents) and Wayne (2,328 residents).

Lincoln High School, accredited by Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, is a six-year junior/senior high school with 1050 students and 67.5 faculty members for the 2004-2005 school year.

48% of teachers hold a master's degree or above.
 

The education curriculum at Lincoln High School aims to provide a good, well rounded education to all students. Since a large majority of students continue their education beyond high school, a strong emphasis is placed on college preparation. Student to teacher ratio is 15 to 1. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Hartman Elementary 724-758-3241 Perry Elementary 724-758-9458 Walnut Ridge 724-758-5609 North Side 724-752-1381 Holy Redeemer School 724-758-5591 Riverside Primary Center 724-758-7512 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Lawrence County Vo-Tech (New Castle) 724-658-4755

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