📍 1750 South Market Street, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, 17055
Mechanicsburg MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mechanicsburg Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mechanicsburg MS enrolls 1,047 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 9.5% Black or African American and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 761 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 49 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 1,047 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Mechanicsburg MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 88.
Mechanicsburg MS is one of 8 schools in Mechanicsburg Area SD, based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,717 students district-wide and employs 309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, Mechanicsburg MS is larger than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large