Chambersburg Area School District
Chambersburg Area School District is a public school district based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, serving 9,429 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 555 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Christopher Bigger. It spends about $13,056 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How Chambersburg Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Chambersburg Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,056 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,463 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $143.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $161.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 593 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,197 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 377 | 328 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Christopher Bigger
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster School DistrictLancaster | 9,959 | 19 | $20,255 | 11.2 | #17 |
| Pennsbury School DistrictFallsington | 9,475 | 14 | $18,319 | 11.7 | #18 |
| Chambersburg Area School DistrictChambersburg · this district | 9,429 | 17 | $13,056 | 15.9 | #19 |
| Neshaminy School DistrictLanghorne | 9,419 | 10 | $17,165 | 16.3 | #20 |
| Scranton School DistrictScranton | 9,237 | 15 | $13,084 | 13.0 | #21 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Public SchoolsChristiansburg, VA | 9,461 | $13,409 | 12.6 |
| AndoverAndover, KS | 9,460 | $6,876 | 22.6 |
| Fremont Union HighSunnyvale, CA | 9,457 | $16,540 | 22.6 |
| East Orange School DistrictEast Orange, NJ | 9,412 | $24,225 | 15.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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