District profile / Pennsylvania

Northern Lebanon School District

Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Gary Messinger · #233 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,031

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,368

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Pennsylvania median

14.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Northern Lebanon School District is a public school district based in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, serving 2,031 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #233 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 1,016 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Gary Messinger. It spends about $15,368 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.

How Northern Lebanon compares

Northern LebanonPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,368

Pennsylvania median $15,764 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$9,557

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school1,016

Pennsylvania median 560 · 81% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.5

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor338

Pennsylvania median 328 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$42.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 39%Local 57%

Measure	Northern Lebanon	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,368	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,557	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$43.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$42.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	140	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	271	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.5	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	338	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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Gary Messinger

Superintendent, Northern Lebanon 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
Highlands School DistrictNatrona Heights	2,047	4	$16,044	12.6	#231
Hopewell Area School DistrictAliquippa	2,044	5	$17,425	14.5	#232
Northern Lebanon School DistrictFredericksburg · this district	2,031	2	$15,368	14.5	#233
Knoch School DistrictSaxonburg	2,028	4	$14,166	14.5	#234
Athens Area School DistrictAthens	2,023	4	$17,086	13.8	#235

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Social Circle CitySocial Circle, GA	2,032	$11,732	14.6
SeekonkSeekonk, MA	2,032	$18,474	11.7
Calhoun CountyBlountstown, FL	2,031	$10,661	15.9
Powell CountyStanton, KY	2,031	$11,600	15.3

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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