Mechanicsburg Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Cumberland

District Profile

600 S Norway St # 2

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-3400

Phone 717-691-4500

Fax 717-691-3228

Includes the municipalities of Mechanicsburg Borough, Shiremanstown Borough, Upper Allen Township.

Square Miles

16.00

Students Enrolled

4,122

Total Number of Schools:

8
  • Broad Street El Sch (1-3)
  • Elmwood Academy (4-5)
  • Kindergarten Academy (K)
  • Mechanicsburg Area SHS (9-12)
  • Mechanicsburg MS (6,7-8)
  • Northside El Sch (1-3)
  • Shepherdstown El Sch (1-3)
  • Upper Allen El Sch (1-3)

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

Total Students

4,122

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
3.20%
Black
9.50%
Latino
6.10%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
4.10%
White
76.90%

Gender

Male
52.10%
Female
47.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
13.33%
English Learner
4.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$63,138.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $50,008,471.41 74.24%
State Revenues $16,788,201.26 24.92%
Federal $560,563.65 0.83%
Other $640.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$34,319,224.63
Property Values Within District
$182,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

93.80%

Rigorous Courses

21
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

76.21%
College/University
0.37%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 70.45% 63.23% N/A
Grade 4 66.19% 65.04% 84.53%
Grade 5 68.75% 65.46% N/A
Grade 6 72.73% 48.91% N/A
Grade 7 76.73% 56.29% N/A
Grade 8 76.34% 43.68% 61.30%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 83.71% 80.83% 86.57%

Staff

279

Teachers

22

Administrators

172

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Mark Leidy

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
John Rupp
Board President
13 2017-2021
Brian Sanker
Board Vice President
4 2017-2021
Richard Bradley
13 2019-2023
Dennis Burkhard
13 2019-2023
Ryan Hartman
3 2017-2021
Dr. Layne Lebo
5 2019-2023
Dawn Merris
17 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Tracy Morgan
19 2019-2023
Dr. Joshua Rhodes
3 2017-2021

* 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.