Shippensburg Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Cumberland

District Profile

317 N Morris St

Shippensburg, PA 17257-1654

Phone 717-530-2700

Fax 717-530-2550

Includes the municipalities of Hopewell Township, Newburg Borough, Orrstown Borough, Shippensburg Borough, Shippensburg Borough, Shippensburg Township, Southampton Township, Southampton Township.

Square Miles

122.40

Students Enrolled

3,357

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Grace B Luhrs Univ Elem (K-5)
  • James Burd El Sch (K-3)
  • Nancy Grayson El Sch (K-3)
  • Shippensburg Area MS (6,7-8)
  • Shippensburg Area SHS (9-12)
  • Shippensburg Intrm Sch (4-5)

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

Total Students

3,357

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.40%
Asian
1.50%
Black
4.10%
Latino
5.30%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.70%
White
86.10%

Gender

Male
50.30%
Female
49.70%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.23%
English Learner
1.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$50,061.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $28,958,007.14 55.62%
State Revenues $19,059,053.71 36.61%
Federal $1,168,192.65 2.24%
Other $2,872,000.00 5.51%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$21,054,375.60
Property Values Within District
$165,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

88.15%

Rigorous Courses

24
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

55.60%
College/University
3.86%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 59.17% 55.05% N/A
Grade 4 58.49% 53.96% 83.02%
Grade 5 66.67% 58.15% N/A
Grade 6 63.40% 44.53% N/A
Grade 7 55.87% 45.31% N/A
Grade 8 59.02% 31.69% 56.38%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 80.34% 80.09% 77.05%

Staff

205

Teachers

11

Administrators

115

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Chris Suppo

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Mark Buterbaugh
Board President
9 2019-2023
Charles Suders
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Charles Suders
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Jim Bard
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Erica Burg
3 2017-2021
William Burt
11 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Nathan Goates
3 2017-2021
Michael Lyman
3 2017-2021
Fred Scott
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Charles Suders
13 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Dr. Geno Torri
5 2019-2023

* 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.