An equity score of 20/100 ranks Shippensburg Area Sd #597 of 649 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,925 per pupil, Shippensburg Area Sd ranks #622 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,529
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,925
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shippensburg Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,529 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,925 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 68 of 672 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.5% local, 33.2% state, and 9.3% 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 20/100, ranked #597 of 649 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 469.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James Burd El Sch, with a diversity index of 56.7/100.
Its largest campus is Shippensburg Area Shs, enrolling 1,097 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem, at 132 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shippensburg Area Shs accounts for 30.2% of all Shippensburg Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shippensburg Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Shippensburg Area Sd school enrollment varies 8.3× across entities
Shippensburg Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 1,097 students (highest), a spread of 965 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Shippensburg Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 469:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Shippensburg Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Shippensburg Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,529 students.
How much does Shippensburg Area Sd spend per student?
Shippensburg Area Sd spends $14,925 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #597 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Shippensburg Area Sd?
Shippensburg Area Sd students are 72.5% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Asian, 5.3% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shippensburg Area Sd?
Shippensburg Area Sd has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #597 out of 649 districts in Pennsylvania.