 Districts experienced a reduction in funding due to the loss of federal stimulus funding which ended in 2011.In 2010, the district reported that 1,167 pupils received a free or reduced-price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level.For the 2010–11 school year, the Pennsylvania Department of Education allocated Ephrata Area School District a 4.22% increase in Basic Education Funding for a total of $9,029,531.