📍 37 Lefever St, Gettysburg, Adams County, 17325
Gettysburg Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gettysburg, Adams County. The school has 682 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gettysburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gettysburg Area MS enrolls 682 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 507 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
294 of the school's 682 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Gettysburg Area MS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 91.
Gettysburg Area MS is one of 5 schools in Gettysburg Area SD, based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,783 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 682 students, Gettysburg Area MS is larger than the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe