  Based on an analytical technique using a unitary transformation and the
variational method, we study the chiral order parameter in the Schwinger model
in the lattice formalism with Kogut-Susskind fermions. The fermion condensate
$\langle {\bar\Psi} \Psi \rangle $ for any coupling constant and fermion mass
are calculated. Chiral symmetry is shown to be broken in the massless limit and
good scaling behavior is obtained.
