Hempfield School District is a suburban community situated five miles west of the city of Lancaster and approximately 30 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital. Steeped in Lancaster County origins that date Hempfield to 1729, the district is comprised of two townships, East Hempfield and West Hempfield, and two boroughs, East Petersburg and Mountville. More than 46,000 residents live in Hempfield School District and approximately 7,000 students attend one of seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.