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Hamburg Area School District

Hamburg, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Christopher Beissel · #229 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,072

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,190

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 15% above the Pennsylvania median

13.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Hamburg Area School District is a public school district based in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, serving 2,072 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #229 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 518 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Christopher Beissel. It spends about $18,190 per student on day-to-day operations, 15% more than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.

How Hamburg Area compares

Hamburg AreaPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,190

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · 15% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,434

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school518

Pennsylvania median 560 · 8% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.3

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor345

Pennsylvania median 328 · 5% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$47.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 32%Local 63%

Measure	Hamburg Area	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,190	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,434	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$47.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$47.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	156	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	359	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.3	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	345	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.

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Christopher Beissel

Superintendent, Hamburg Area School District

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change

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Peer districts in Pennsylvania

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Harbor Creek School DistrictHarborcreek	2,090	5	$14,930	13.4	#225
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictJersey Shore	2,089	5	$16,356	11.7	#226
General McLane School DistrictEdinboro	2,080	4	$14,727	14.2	#227
North Schuylkill School DistrictAshland	2,074	2	$13,681	14.9	#228
Hamburg Area School DistrictHamburg · this district	2,072	4	$18,190	13.3	#229

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mendon-UptonMendon, MA	2,072	$18,265	13.1
Il Valley Central USD 321Chillicothe, IL	2,071	$13,119	14.7
Roselle Park Public School DistrictRoselle Park, NJ	2,071	$20,115	11.5
Ingleside ISDIngleside, TX	2,071	$11,370	15.0

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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