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Upper Adams School District

Biglerville, Pennsylvania · Superintendent: Todd Dishong · #296 of 382 Pennsylvania districts by enrollment

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1,568

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$15,357

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Pennsylvania median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Pennsylvania median 13.4

Upper Adams School District is a public school district based in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, serving 1,568 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #296 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 392 students each, fewer than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Todd Dishong. It spends about $15,357 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Upper Adams compares

Upper AdamsPennsylvania median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$15,357

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

Instruction spending per student$9,507

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

Students per school392

Pennsylvania median 560 · 30% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Pennsylvania median 13.4 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor314

Pennsylvania median 328 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 42%Local 53%

Measure	Upper Adams	Pennsylvania median	Year
Current spending per student	$15,357	$15,764	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$9,507	$10,126	FY2020-21
Total spending	$33.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	134	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	191	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	13.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	314	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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Todd Dishong

Superintendent, Upper Adams 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
Spring Cove School DistrictRoaring Spring	1,577	4	$14,837	13.6	#294
Upper Adams School DistrictBiglerville · this district	1,568	4	$15,357	11.7	#296
Lake-Lehman School DistrictDallas	1,568	4	$16,686	12.6	#295
Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMount Carmel	1,558	3	$13,111	10.7	#297
Catasauqua Area School DistrictCatasauqua	1,537	3	$17,465	13.1	#298

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mountain View School DistrictMountain View, AR	1,569	$11,748	8.3
Saranac Central School DistrictDannemora, NY	1,569	$20,724	11.7
Lake LocalMillbury, OH	1,569	$11,558	17.1
Plainview Public SchoolsArdmore, OK	1,568	$8,588	14.4

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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