Chambersburg Area SD

Public school district · Franklin County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4205550

Chambersburg Area SD spent $14,878 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 91% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $17,594). Its 17 schools enrolled 9,373 students in 2024-25; 29.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,286 per student, up 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Chambersburg Area SD in enrollment (8,523 to 10,075 students) and Chambersburg Area SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Chambersburg Area SD, FY23Lower Merion SD $31,409; Lancaster SD $22,507; Pennsbury SD $20,175; Abington SD $18,939; Parkland SD $18,887; Scranton City $17,307; Neshaminy SD $17,164; Pennsylvania Cyber CS $15,652; Chambersburg Area SD $14,878; Cumberland Valley SD $14,852; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25k30k35kLower Merion SD$31,409Lancaster SD$22,507Pennsbury SD$20,175Abington SD$18,939Parkland SD$18,887Scranton City$17,307Neshaminy SD$17,164Pennsylvania Cyber CS$15,652Chambersburg Area SD$14,878Cumberland Valley SD$14,852State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Chambersburg Area SD, FY23Lower Merion SD $31,409; Lancaster SD $22,507; Pennsbury SD $20,175; Abington SD $18,939; Parkland SD $18,887; Scranton City $17,307; Neshaminy SD $17,164; Pennsylvania Cyber CS $15,652; Chambersburg Area SD $14,878; Cumberland Valley SD $14,852; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20k25k30k35kLower Merion SD$31,409Lancaster SD$22,507Pennsbury SD$20,175Abington SD$18,939Parkland SD$18,887Scranton City$17,307Neshaminy SD$17,164Pennsylvania Cyber CS$15,652Chambersburg Area SD$14,878Cumberland Valley SD$14,852State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Chambersburg Area SD, FY23Lower Merion SD $31,409; Lancaster SD $22,507; Pennsbury SD $20,175; Abington SD $18,939; Parkland SD $18,887; Scranton City $17,307; Neshaminy SD $17,164; Pennsylvania Cyber CS $15,652; Chambersburg Area SD $14,878; Cumberland Valley SD $14,852; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k20k30k35kLower Merion SD$31,409Lancaster SD$22,507Pennsbury SD$20,175Abington SD$18,939Parkland SD$18,887Scranton City$17,307Neshaminy SD$17,164Pennsylvania Cyber CS$15,652Chambersburg Area SD$14,878Cumberland Valley SD$14,852State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Chambersburg Area SD, FY23Lower Merion SD $31,409; Lancaster SD $22,507; Pennsbury SD $20,175; Abington SD $18,939; Parkland SD $18,887; Scranton City $17,307; Neshaminy SD $17,164; Pennsylvania Cyber CS $15,652; Chambersburg Area SD $14,878; Cumberland Valley SD $14,852; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k20k30k35kLower Merion SD$31,409Lancaster SD$22,507Pennsbury SD$20,175Abington SD$18,939Parkland SD$18,887Scranton City$17,307Neshaminy SD$17,164Pennsylvania Cyber CS$15,652Chambersburg Area SD$14,878Cumberland Valley SD$14,852State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$192,015,000 in revenue: 29.0% state, 57.7% local and 13.3% federal. Total spending including $13,927,000 of capital outlay was $175,847,000, or $18,902 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chambersburg Area SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $55,611,000; Local $110,887,000; Federal $25,517,000; total $192,015,000.
  • State$55,611,000 29%
  • Local$110,887,000 58%
  • Federal$25,517,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

9,274 students in 2022-23, 9,250 students in 2023-24, 9,373 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chambersburg Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,274, 2023-24: 9,250, 2024-25: 9,37302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2742023-249,2502024-259,373
Chambersburg Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,274, 2023-24: 9,250, 2024-25: 9,37302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2742023-249,2502024-259,373
Chambersburg Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,274, 2023-24: 9,250, 2024-25: 9,37302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2742023-249,2502024-259,373
Chambersburg Area SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,274, 2023-24: 9,250, 2024-25: 9,37302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2742023-249,2502024-259,373

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239,274567.316.3
2023-249,250580.315.9
2024-259,373591.315.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$45,046,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,842 per student

Chambersburg Area SD booked $45,046,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 567 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $79,404 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 44 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$35,927,00079.8%
Special education$7,502,00016.7%
Other programs$1,617,0003.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,271 in 2018-19, $4,323 in 2019-20, $4,706 in 2020-21, $4,957 in 2021-22, $4,842 in 2022-23.

Chambersburg Area SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,271, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,706, 2021-22: $4,957, 2022-23: $4,84202k4k6k2018-19$4,2712019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7062021-22$4,9572022-23$4,842
Chambersburg Area SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,271, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,706, 2021-22: $4,957, 2022-23: $4,84202k4k6k2018-19$4,2712019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7062021-22$4,9572022-23$4,842
Chambersburg Area SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,271, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,706, 2021-22: $4,957, 2022-23: $4,84202k4k6k2018-19$4,2712019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7062021-22$4,9572022-23$4,842
Chambersburg Area SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,271, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,706, 2021-22: $4,957, 2022-23: $4,84202k4k6k2018-19$4,2712019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7062021-22$4,9572022-23$4,842

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Chambersburg Area SD scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 31% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts55%54%4,062
Math31%34%4,088

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 743 students in Chambersburg Area SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate87%87.5%
Students in the class743136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

13 elementary schools, 4,251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benjamin Chambers Elementary School58313.596.7%Schoolwide program
Hamilton Heights Elementary School55313.298.4%Schoolwide program
Fayetteville Elementary School48112.196.7%Schoolwide program
Scotland Elementary School46015.295.2%Schoolwide program
Stevens Elementary School30513.0100.0%Schoolwide program
Marion Elementary School29215.791.1%Schoolwide program
Grandview Elementary School27717.3100.0%Schoolwide program
South Hamilton Elementary School27518.497.1%Schoolwide program
Falling Spring Elementary School25616.394.5%Schoolwide program
Buchanan Elementary School25116.095.2%Schoolwide program
New Franklin Elementary School20616.497.1%Schoolwide program
Guilford Hills Elementary School19110.192.1%Schoolwide program
One more elementary school
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lurgan Elementary School12113.998.3%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 2,097 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chambersburg Area MS - North1,07217.657.6%Schoolwide program
Chambersburg Area MS - South1,02515.868.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 3,025 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chambersburg Area SHS2,31917.554.8%Eligible, no program
Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School70621.541.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Chambersburg Area SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Chambersburg Area SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentChambersburg Area SD ranks 382 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,878).#382 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaChambersburg Area SD is the number 22 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 9,303 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#22 of 775
  3. Neshaminy SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 9,468 students in fall 2022, $17,164 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,164
  4. Scranton City School DistrictThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 9,262 students in fall 2022, $17,307 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,307
  5. Compare Chambersburg Area SD with Neshaminy SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Chambersburg Area SHS, its largest high school2,319 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.2,319
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaChambersburg Area SD spent $79,404 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$79,404
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Chambersburg Area SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Chambersburg Area SD?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high), enrolling 9,373 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chambersburg Area SD spend per student?
    $14,878 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,286 per student, up 2.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chambersburg Area SD's money come from?
    $192,015,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.0% state, 57.7% local and 13.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chambersburg Area SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,428 of the 11,266 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Chambersburg Area SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $45,046,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,842 per student. Divided by the 567 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,404 per teacher, more than 44 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Chambersburg Area SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chambersburg Area SD scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 31% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Chambersburg Area SD?
    87% of the 743 students in Chambersburg Area SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Chambersburg Area SD's NCES district ID?
    4205550. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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