Shippensburg Area School District
Shippensburg Area School District is a public school district based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, serving 3,638 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #119 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 606 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Bill August. It spends about $13,061 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Shippensburg Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Shippensburg Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,061 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,514 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $51.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $55.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 245 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 455 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 455 | 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 →Bill August
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallingford-Swarthmore School DistrictWallingford | 3,699 | 5 | $19,462 | 13.0 | #117 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford School DistrictKennett Square | 3,665 | 6 | $18,851 | 12.1 | #118 |
| Shippensburg Area School DistrictShippensburg · this district | 3,638 | 6 | $13,061 | 14.8 | #119 |
| Mars Area School DistrictMars | 3,636 | 5 | $12,077 | 14.1 | #120 |
| Radnor Township School DistrictWayne | 3,598 | 5 | $23,415 | 11.4 | #121 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampasas ISDLampasas, TX | 3,640 | $10,915 | 14.2 |
| North Chicago School District 187North Chicago, IL | 3,637 | $16,905 | 13.6 |
| MarshfieldMarshfield, MA | 3,637 | $18,011 | 11.4 |
| Valley Center-Pauma UnifiedValley Center, CA | 3,636 | $12,715 | 26.0 |
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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