Tuscarora SD
A public school district in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,182
- Students enrolled
- 158.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 263.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,360
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,182 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,243rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 226th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,360 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 55% 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
Tuscarora SD spent $16,360 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,900 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 | $16,360 | $37.0 million | 2,263 |
| FY2022 | $16,679 | $37.4 million | 2,245 |
| FY2021 | $14,291 | $32.8 million | 2,294 |
| FY2020 | $13,827 | $32.5 million | 2,353 |
| FY2019 | $13,405 | $31.6 million | 2,358 |
| FY2018 | $13,053 | $30.8 million | 2,357 |
| FY2017 | $12,515 | $30.5 million | 2,434 |
| FY2016 | $12,070 | $29.6 million | 2,450 |
| FY2015 | $11,244 | $28.1 million | 2,498 |
| FY2014 | $11,218 | $28.7 million | 2,554 |
| FY2013 | $11,209 | $29.0 million | 2,587 |
| FY2012 | $10,151 | $26.2 million | 2,584 |
| FY2011 | $10,155 | $26.3 million | 2,593 |
| FY2010 | $9,735 | $25.0 million | 2,573 |
| FY2009 | $8,876 | $23.6 million | 2,654 |
| FY2008 | $8,445 | $23.1 million | 2,738 |
| FY2007 | $8,133 | $22.1 million | 2,718 |
| FY2006 | $8,206 | $22.3 million | 2,722 |
| FY2005 | $8,900 | $23.6 million | 2,651 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.5 million | 9.4% |
| State | $18.3 million | 38.1% |
| Local | $25.2 million | 52.5% |
| Total | $48.0 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| James Buchanan High School | 721 |
| James Buchanan MS | 535 |
| Mercersburg El School | 232 |
| Montgomery El School | 212 |
| Mountain View El School | 185 |
| St Thomas El School | 297 |
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
- 4222740
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