Mechanicsburg Area SD
A public school district in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,717
- Students enrolled
- 326.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 667.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,032
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,717 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,034th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 75th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,032 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 52% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Mechanicsburg Area SD spent $16,032 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,784 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,032 | $73.0 million | 4,555 |
| FY2022 | $15,548 | $68.7 million | 4,420 |
| FY2021 | $14,936 | $64.3 million | 4,308 |
| FY2020 | $13,769 | $61.5 million | 4,468 |
| FY2019 | $13,708 | $59.1 million | 4,310 |
| FY2018 | $13,530 | $55.8 million | 4,122 |
| FY2017 | $13,034 | $52.3 million | 4,013 |
| FY2016 | $12,967 | $49.9 million | 3,852 |
| FY2015 | $12,482 | $48.0 million | 3,845 |
| FY2014 | $11,556 | $44.2 million | 3,821 |
| FY2013 | $11,863 | $44.0 million | 3,707 |
| FY2012 | $11,277 | $41.2 million | 3,655 |
| FY2011 | $11,043 | $41.1 million | 3,724 |
| FY2010 | $10,674 | $39.5 million | 3,703 |
| FY2009 | $10,474 | $38.9 million | 3,712 |
| FY2008 | $9,814 | $36.3 million | 3,698 |
| FY2007 | $9,141 | $34.3 million | 3,752 |
| FY2006 | $9,038 | $32.5 million | 3,594 |
| FY2005 | $8,784 | $31.1 million | 3,539 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.8 million | 4.0% |
| State | $22.6 million | 23.6% |
| Local | $69.3 million | 72.4% |
| Total | $95.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Broad Street El School | 239 |
| Elmwood Academy | 712 |
| Kindergarten Academy | 321 |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS | 1,412 |
| Mechanicsburg MS | 1,112 |
| Northside El School | 221 |
| Shepherdstown El School | 283 |
| Upper Allen El School | 321 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4215030
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved