Regular local school district · Franklin County
Chambersburg Area SD, PA: schools, enrollment and spending
Chambersburg Area SD runs 17 public schools with 9,429 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 15.9 students per teacher is 2.4 higher than the Pennsylvania figure of 13.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 17
- Students
- 9,429
- Teachers (FTE)
- 593
- Students per teacher
- 15.9
- PA: 13.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 435 Stanley Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201
- Phone
- (717)263-9281
- County
- Franklin County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4205550
- State district ID
- PA-112281302
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,197
- School counselors (FTE)
- 25.0About 377 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 23.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.9
Pennsylvania13.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (9,039), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $161.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.1 million
- State revenue
- $49.1 million
- Local revenue
- $102.0 million
- Total spending
- $143.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,838
- Salaries
- $59.2 million41.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $140.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.2%
- State: 30.4%
- Local: 63.3%
Pennsylvania overall
- Federal: 8.2%
- State: 33.0%
- Local: 58.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,838
Pennsylvania$21,044
United States$16,826
Schools in Chambersburg Area SD
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Benjamin Chambers El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 583 | 13.6 |
| Buchanan El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 251 | 16.7 |
| Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch | High | 9 to 12 | 706 | 22.1 |
| Chambersburg Area Middle School - North | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,072 | 17.9 |
| Chambersburg Area Middle School - South | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,025 | 15.8 |
| Chambersburg Area SHS | High | 9 to 12 | 2,319 | 17.6 |
| Falling Spring El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 256 | 17.1 |
| Fayetteville El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 481 | 12.3 |
| Grandview El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 277 | 18.5 |
| Guilford Hills El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 191 | 10.6 |
| Hamilton Heights El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 553 | 13.2 |
| Lurgan El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 121 | 15.1 |
| Marion El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 292 | 16.2 |
| New Franklin El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 206 | 17.2 |
| Scotland El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 460 | 15.3 |
| South Hamilton El Sch | Elementary | K to 5 | 275 | 19.6 |
| Stevens El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 305 | 13.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Franklin County
- Waynesboro Area SD 4,090 students
- Shippensburg Area SD 3,638 students
- Greencastle-Antrim SD 2,911 students
- Tuscarora SD 2,182 students
- Fannett-Metal SD 369 students
- South Mountain Secure Trmnt Unit 24 students
- Franklin County Career and Technology Center 3 students
More in Pennsylvania
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.