West Shore School District

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West Shore School District, is a public school district with it's main office located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. This district serves students in eastern Cumberland County and northern York County. It serves the municipalities of Lemoyne, New Cumberland and Wormleysburg boroughs and Lower Allen Township in Cumberland County; Goldsboro and Lewisberry boroughs, Fairview Township and Newberry Township in York County.

The school district is the largest serving Cumberland County and one of the largest in the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. It was formed in 1966 from four small Cumberland County districts and one school district in York County.^[1] About 58 percent of the district’s students come from York County, with the remaining 42 percent coming from Cumberland County. Eighty percent of districts area resides in York County.^[1]

The district operates two high schools (grades 9-12). Most students from Cumberland County attend Cedar Cliff High School and most of the York County students attend Red Land High School. The district also operates four middle schools (grades 6-8), and ten elementary schools (grades K-5). Total enrollment as of 2005-06 is 8,344 students.^[1]