📍 1151 E McKinley St, Chambersburg, Franklin County, 17201
Chambersburg Area MS - South is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chambersburg, Franklin County. The school has 1,054 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chambersburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chambersburg Area MS - South enrolls 1,054 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 602 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 277 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
723 of the school's 1,054 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 665 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chambersburg Area MS - South is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 89.
Chambersburg Area MS - South is one of 17 schools in Chambersburg Area SD, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 9,429 students district-wide and employs 567 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,054 students, Chambersburg Area MS - South is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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