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South Middleton School District

Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Kevin O'Donnell · #219 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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2,160

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,102

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Pennsylvania median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

South Middleton School District is a public school district based in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, serving 2,160 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #219 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 540 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Kevin O'Donnell. It spends about $16,102 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How South Middleton compares

South MiddletonPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,102

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

Instruction spending per student$9,879

Pennsylvania median $10,126 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school540

Pennsylvania median 560 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor270

Pennsylvania median 328 · 18% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$40.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 28%Local 68%

Measure	South Middleton	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,102	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,879	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$40.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$40.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	165	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	259	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	270	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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Kevin O'Donnell

Superintendent, South Middleton 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
Tuscarora School DistrictMercersburg	2,182	6	$14,291	13.8	#216
Shamokin Area School DistrictCoal Township	2,164	4	$12,137	14.6	#217
West Perry School DistrictElliottsburg	2,161	5	$14,813	13.8	#218
South Middleton School DistrictBoiling Springs · this district	2,160	4	$16,102	13.1	#219
Danville Area School DistrictDanville	2,138	4	$17,019	13.4	#220

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Carterville CUSD 5Carterville, IL	2,162	$8,680	15.0
Hawthorne Public School DistrictHawthorne, NJ	2,162	$20,578	10.4
Polk CountyBenton, TN	2,160	$10,125	n/a
Scotia-Glenville Central School DistrictScotia, NY	2,159	$21,451	10.9

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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