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Chambersburg Area Middle School South

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1151 E Mc Kinley St
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Phone
(717) 261-3385
District
Chambersburg Area SD
County
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1054
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Chambersburg Area Middle School South Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
46%
56%
55%
31%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
44%
58%
54%
39%
33%
49%
44%
58%
54%
39%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
39%
52%
53%
23%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 350 33.2%
Grade 7 359 34.1%
Grade 8 345 32.7%
Total 1054 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.2% 63.3% 64.5%
Black 8.6% 7.9% 15.4%
Hispanic 28.2% 27.0% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.7% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.6% 70.5% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 67.3% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 3.2% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 70,358 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 282.2 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.0% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 28,797 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.7% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.7% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.5% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.2% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,223 $76,494,000 53.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $763 $7,095,000 5.0%
Staff $383 $3,562,000 2.5%
General Administration $270 $2,510,000 1.8%
School Administration $592 $5,507,000 3.8%
Operation $1,035 $9,624,000 6.7%
Transportation $632 $5,884,000 4.1%
Other $463 $4,307,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,137 $38,489,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,028 $28,173,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $15,388 $143,156,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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