Regular local school district · Franklin County
Tuscarora SD, PA: schools, enrollment and spending
Tuscarora SD runs 6 public schools with 2,182 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Pennsylvania figure of 13.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,182
- Teachers (FTE)
- 158
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- PA: 13.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 100 W Seminary St, Mercersburg, PA 17236
- Phone
- (717)328-3127
- County
- Franklin County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4222740
- State district ID
- PA-112286003
- Total staff (FTE)
- 263
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 436 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 8.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.8
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 (2,294), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $43.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $2.9 million
- State revenue
- $17.3 million
- Local revenue
- $23.4 million
- Total spending
- $37.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,276
- Salaries
- $14.6 million39.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $24.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 6.6%
- State: 39.7%
- Local: 53.7%
Pennsylvania overall
- Federal: 8.2%
- State: 33.0%
- Local: 58.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,276
Pennsylvania$21,044
United States$16,826
Schools in Tuscarora SD
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| James Buchanan High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 721 | 16.4 |
| James Buchanan Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 535 | 13.0 |
| Mercersburg El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 232 | 13.6 |
| Montgomery El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 212 | 13.2 |
| Mountain View El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 185 | 13.2 |
| St Thomas El SchCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 297 | 12.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Franklin County
- Chambersburg Area SD 9,429 students
- Waynesboro Area SD 4,090 students
- Shippensburg Area SD 3,638 students
- Greencastle-Antrim SD 2,911 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.