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Shippensburg Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 846 students in Shippensburg Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Shippensburg Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,670 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
236 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Shippensburg Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#316 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
57%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
7%
4%
% Hispanic
9%
17%
% Black
6%
20%
% White
74%
54%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,110 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,122 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,110
$23,696
Spending / Student
$14,122
$23,119
Best Shippensburg Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shippensburg Area Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
101 Park Place
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 530-2750
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 530-2750
Grades: 6-8
| 846 students
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