School district · Pennsylvania

Chambersburg Area SD

Chambersburg Area SD in Pennsylvania: 17 public schools with 9,373 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,299 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 17
Students: 9,373
Students per teacher: 15.8; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,299; PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 593
Counselors (FTE): 25.0
Students per counselor: 375; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 9.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

51%proficient

−4.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 62% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

3,906 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

38%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

3,907 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$11.9K15

$12.1K16

$12.2K17

$12.8K18

$13.3K19

$13.2K20

$13.9K21

$15.3K22

$15.7K23

$16.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $20.4M
State: 31% · $62.1M
Local: 59% · $117.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,589
Support services: $4,972
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $7.8M
Long-term debt: $129.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Benjamin Chambers El SchFree meals for all	K–5	583	13.5	38%	30%	Chambersburg
Buchanan El SchFree meals for all	K–5	251	16.0	36%	43%	Chambersburg
Falling Spring El Sch	K–5	256	16.3	53%	52%	Chambersburg
Fayetteville El SchFree meals for all	K–5	481	12.1	51%	60%	Fayetteville
Grandview El SchFree meals for all	K–5	277	17.3	40%	35%	Chambersburg
Guilford Hills El Sch	K–5	191	10.1	51%	65%	Chambersburg
Hamilton Heights El SchFree meals for all	K–5	553	13.2	45%	50%	Chambersburg
Lurgan El SchFree meals for all	K–5	121	13.9	40%	43%	Lurgan
Marion El SchFree meals for all	K–5	292	15.7	33%	40%	Chambersburg
New Franklin El Sch	K–5	206	16.4	61%	60%	Chambersburg
Scotland El Sch	K–5	460	15.2	48%	38%	Chambersburg
South Hamilton El Sch	K–5	275	18.4	60%	48%	Chambersburg
Stevens El SchFree meals for all	K–5	305	13.0	24%	26%	Chambersburg
Chambersburg Area MS - North	6–8	1,072	17.6	61%	34%	Chambersburg
Chambersburg Area MS - South	6–8	1,025	15.8	55%	31%	Chambersburg
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch	9–12	706	21.5	—	—	Chambersburg
Chambersburg Area SHS	9–12	2,319	17.5	—	—	Chambersburg

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 435 Stanley Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone: (717)263-9281

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.