Children And Education
Disengaged Youth

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Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19

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What does this measure?

The percentage of the population between ages 16 and 19 that is not enrolled in school and not working (either unemployed or not in the labor force).

Why is this important?

Whether a young person is in school or working is an indicator of future success. Reasons for youth not being in the workforce or enrolled in school vary significantly, but one common factor is the level of literacy and math skills developed in school. The U.S. has a larger share of disengaged youth and individuals with low numeracy skills than other developed nations. Young people not in school or working are more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drug use and violence.

How does our county compare?

In 2019-23, 5% of youth in Lancaster County were not in school nor working, a rate that has decreased 1 percentage point since 2008-12. This rate was lower than both Pennsylvania (6%) and the nation (7%). The population between the ages of 16 and 19 for most other local areas were too small to yield reliable survey results.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval). The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Data for this indicator are released annually in December.

Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania7%6%6%
Lancaster County6%7%5%*
Lancaster City10%*9%**6%***
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster9%*9%**5%***
Cocalico School District8%***7%***3%***
Columbia Borough School District10%***7%***7%***
Conestoga Valley School District8%***7%***3%***
Donegal School District0%***11%***5%***
Eastern Lancaster County School District11%**7%***16%***
Elizabethtown Area School District1%***3%***0%***
Ephrata Area School District11%***11%***6%***
Hempfield School District4%***4%***2%***
Lampeter-Strasburg School District3%***6%***11%***
Manheim Central School District4%***14%***4%***
Manheim Township School District3%***0%***0%***
Penn Manor School District2%***5%***3%***
Pequea Valley School District9%***8%***7%***
Solanco School District16%*9%**7%***
Warwick School District2%***3%***1%***
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough0%***9%***6%***
Akron borough7%***0%***15%***
Christiana borough5%***12%***7%***
Columbia borough10%***7%***7%***
Denver township5%***20%***3%***
East Petersburg borough18%***0%***0%***
Elizabethtown borough1%***2%***0%***
Ephrata borough12%***17%***10%***
Lititz borough0%***7%***0%***
Manheim borough16%***28%***10%***
Marietta borough0%***0%***14%***
Millersville borough0%***1%***0%***
Mount Joy borough0%***9%***0%***
Mountville borough0%***0%***0%***
New Holland borough5%***5%***12%***
Quarryville borough4%***0%***0%***
Strasburg borough8%***5%***0%***
Terre Hill borough4%***12%***0%***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township30%***2%***4%***
Brecknock township19%***0%***17%***
Caernarvon township3%***11%***8%***
Clay township8%***6%***4%***
Colerain township12%***10%***0%***
Conestoga township0%***5%***7%***
Conoy township0%***0%***0%***
Drumore township34%***15%***15%***
Earl township9%***9%***7%***
East Cocalico township7%***3%***3%***
East Donegal township0%***13%***7%***
East Drumore township22%***0%***8%***
East Earl township14%***12%***34%***
East Hempfield township0%***7%***4%***
East Lampeter township3%***4%***0%***
Eden township11%***16%***37%***
Elizabeth township10%***0%***5%***
Ephrata township13%***10%***0%***
Fulton township29%***15%***13%***
Lancaster township3%***10%***2%***
Leacock township9%***10%***8%***
Little Britain township7%***3%***0%***
Manheim township3%***0%***0%***
Manor township3%***4%***8%***
Martic township7%***21%***7%***
Mount Joy township1%***12%***0%***
Paradise township7%***9%***7%***
Penn township0%***17%***1%***
Pequea township6%***0%***0%***
Providence township5%***19%***0%***
Rapho township1%***6%***4%***
Sadsbury township6%***17%***5%***
Salisbury township10%***7%***6%***
Strasburg township0%***5%***45%***
Upper Leacock township14%***9%***5%***
Warwick township1%***3%***0%***
West Cocalico township12%***5%***2%***
West Donegal township2%***2%***2%***
West Earl township10%***12%***4%***
West Hempfield township3%***2%***1%***
West Lampeter township3%***6%***6%***
Berks County7%6%*5%*
Chester County5%*3%*4%**
Cumberland County4%*3%*4%**
Dauphin County9%6%*4%*
Lebanon County8%*7%*8%*
York County7%6%*8%*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Disengaged means not in school and not working. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19
2009-132014-182019-23
Pennsylvania49,44939,26040,464
Lancaster County1,8951,9931,413*
Lancaster City443*373**209***
Lancaster County School Districts
School District of Lancaster469*452**224***
Cocalico School District102***84***35***
Columbia Borough School District44***32***42***
Conestoga Valley School District130***118***43***
Donegal School District0***105***49***
Eastern Lancaster County School District207**132***327***
Elizabethtown Area School District33***77***9***
Ephrata Area School District144***159***85***
Hempfield School District80***65***46***
Lampeter-Strasburg School District40***68***147***
Manheim Central School District48***177***39***
Manheim Township School District65***0***0***
Penn Manor School District52***137***105***
Pequea Valley School District137***132***97***
Solanco School District304*155**139***
Warwick School District25***55***13***
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough0***15***8***
Akron borough11***0***17***
Christiana borough2***7***2***
Columbia borough44***32***42***
Denver township11***28***5***
East Petersburg borough60***0***0***
Elizabethtown borough16***23***0***
Ephrata borough60***91***47***
Lititz borough0***21***0***
Manheim borough41***68***17***
Marietta borough0***0***17***
Millersville borough1***17***0***
Mount Joy borough0***17***0***
Mountville borough0***0***0***
New Holland borough12***17***46***
Quarryville borough3***0***0***
Strasburg borough12***5***0***
Terre Hill borough3***11***0***
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township57***4***11***
Brecknock township102***0***71***
Caernarvon township8***25***21***
Clay township24***18***21***
Colerain township24***26***0***
Conestoga township0***9***11***
Conoy township0***0***0***
Drumore township63***24***26***
Earl township37***33***34***
East Cocalico township41***9***15***
East Donegal township0***63***32***
East Drumore township38***0***24***
East Earl township45***46***155***
East Hempfield township0***51***33***
East Lampeter township21***38***0***
Eden township13***21***60***
Elizabeth township16***0***13***
Ephrata township49***50***0***
Fulton township60***31***18***
Lancaster township26***88***15***
Leacock township39***44***38***
Little Britain township20***7***0***
Manheim township65***0***0***
Manor township28***34***85***
Martic township13***77***9***
Mount Joy township8***67***0***
Paradise township25***43***26***
Penn township0***76***7***
Pequea township10***0***0***
Providence township26***42***0***
Rapho township7***33***15***
Sadsbury township13***38***11***
Salisbury township73***45***33***
Strasburg township0***11***82***
Upper Leacock township67***40***21***
Warwick township9***34***0***
West Cocalico township50***32***7***
West Donegal township9***12***9***
West Earl township42***40***22***
West Hempfield township20***14***13***
West Lampeter township28***43***65***
Berks County1,7431,396*1,272*
Chester County1,338*890*1,127**
Cumberland County552*469*634**
Dauphin County1,271839*570*
Lebanon County559*523*505*
York County1,6711,283*1,917*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Disengaged means not in school and not working. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 English Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Decreasing
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Maintaining
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Increasing
Working Poor Maintaining
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Increasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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