Carlisle Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Cumberland

District Profile

623 W Penn St

Carlisle, PA 17013-2298

Phone 717-240-6800

Fax 717-240-6898

Includes the municipalities of Carlisle Borough, Dickinson Township, Mount Holly Springs Borough, North Middleton Township.

Square Miles

76.50

Students Enrolled

5,037

Total Number of Schools:

10
  • Bellaire El Sch (K-5)
  • Carlisle Area HS (9-12)
  • Crestview El Sch (K-5)
  • Hamilton El Sch (K-5)
  • Lamberton MS (6,7-8)
  • Letort El Sch (K-5)
  • Mooreland El Sch (K-5)
  • Mt Holly Springs El Sch (K-5)
  • North Dickinson El Sch (K-5)
  • Wilson MS (6,7-8)
District Provided

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

5,037

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
1.30%
Black
10.40%
Latino
8.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
8.90%
White
70.70%

Gender

Male
51.60%
Female
48.40%

Other Statistics

Special Education
15.62%
English Learner
3.50%

Financials

Median Household Income

$61,250.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $55,420,620.19 66.61%
State Revenues $26,077,751.40 31.34%
Federal $1,702,522.29 2.04%
Other N/A N/A

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$42,176,506.60
Property Values Within District
$181,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.37%

Rigorous Courses

22
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

66.41%
College/University
1.79%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 64.16% 49.85% N/A
Grade 4 66.02% 50.56% 76.73%
Grade 5 61.26% 48.09% N/A
Grade 6 65.24% 41.18% N/A
Grade 7 73.06% 45.60% N/A
Grade 8 70.00% 40.57% 62.86%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 73.89% 69.94% 79.35%

Staff

323

Teachers

30

Administrators

169

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Christina Spielbauer

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Paula Bussard
Board President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Gerald Eby
Board Vice President
33 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Bruce Clash
6 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Richard Coplen
5 2017-2021
Brian Guillaume
14 2017-2021
Anne Lauritzen
7 2017-2021
Linda Manning
21 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Deborah Sweaney
7 2017-2021
Jon Tarrant
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.