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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - 5 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Gettysburg Area Sd #230 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,451 per pupil, Gettysburg Area Sd ranks #158 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,783
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,451
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gettysburg Area Sd operates 5 public schools serving 2,783 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Adams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,451 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 64.9% local, 26.8% state, and 8.3% 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 58/100, ranked #230 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 349.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.8% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James Gettys El Sch, with a diversity index of 50.2/100.
Its largest campus is Gettysburg Area Hs, enrolling 1,069 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is James Gettys El Sch, at 334 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gettysburg Area Hs accounts for 38.4% of all Gettysburg Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gettysburg 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.
Gettysburg Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Gettysburg Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 334 students (lowest) to 1,069 students (highest), a spread of 735 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gettysburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 349:1 — 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 Gettysburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Gettysburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Gettysburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Gettysburg Area Sd is typically wider than the Gettysburg Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Gettysburg Area Sd has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,783 students.
How much does Gettysburg Area Sd spend per student?
Gettysburg Area Sd spends $19,451 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #230 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Gettysburg Area Sd?
Gettysburg Area Sd students are 72.8% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gettysburg Area Sd?
Gettysburg Area Sd has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #230 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.