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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - 17 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Chambersburg Area Sd #527 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,464 per pupil, Chambersburg Area Sd ranks #600 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,303
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$14,464
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chambersburg Area Sd operates 17 public schools serving 9,303 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,464 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.9% local, 29.0% state, and 12.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #527 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 329:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.5% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marion El Sch, with a diversity index of 72.3/100.
Its largest campus is Chambersburg Area Shs, enrolling 2,319 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lurgan El Sch, at 121 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Chambersburg Area Shs accounts for 24.7% of all Chambersburg Area Sd student enrollment
That concentration means Chambersburg Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Chambersburg Area Sd school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Chambersburg Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 2,319 students (highest), a spread of 2,198 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chambersburg Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 75.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Chambersburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Chambersburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Chambersburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Chambersburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 15.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Chambersburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Chambersburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Chambersburg Area Sd has 17 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 13 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,303 students.
How much does Chambersburg Area Sd spend per student?
Chambersburg Area Sd spends $14,464 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #527 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Chambersburg Area Sd?
Chambersburg Area Sd students are 58.5% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chambersburg Area Sd?
Chambersburg Area Sd has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #527 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.