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The highest-poverty public schools in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Across Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 38 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Grandview El Sch leads the list at 106%, against a median of 91.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
38
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Top % FRL
106%
Median % FRL
91.6%
HIGHEST POVERTY · FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Grandview El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary277106%
2Mountain View El SchMercersburg, PATuscarora SDElementary185104%
3Fannett-Metal El SchWillow Hill, PAFannett-Metal SDElementary175104%
4James Buchanan MSMercersburg, PATuscarora SDMiddle535104%
5Mercersburg El SchMercersburg, PATuscarora SDElementary232103%
6Stevens El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary305100%
7Fannett-Metal SHSWillow Hill, PAFannett-Metal SDHigh12499.2%
8Hamilton Heights El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary55398.4%
9Lurgan El SchLurgan, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary12198.3%
10James Buchanan HSMercersburg, PATuscarora SDHigh72197.9%
11South Hamilton El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary27597.1%
12New Franklin El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary20697.1%
13Benjamin Chambers El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary58396.7%
14Montgomery El SchMercersburg, PATuscarora SDElementary21296.7%
15Fayetteville El SchFayetteville, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary48196.7%
16Buchanan El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary25195.2%
17Scotland El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary46095.2%
18Falling Spring El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary25694.5%
19Guilford Hills El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary19192.1%
20Marion El SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDElementary29291.1%
21Fairview El SchWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDElementary59775.9%
22Chambersburg Area MS - SouthChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDMiddle1,02574.2%
23Chambersburg Area MS - NorthChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDMiddle1,07262.3%
24St Thomas El SchSaint Thomas, PATuscarora SDElementary29762.3%
25Chambersburg Area SHSChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDHigh2,31960.4%
26Summitview El SchWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDElementary36359.8%
27Nancy Grayson El SchShippensburg, PAShippensburg Area SDElementary53259.2%
28Waynesboro Area MSWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDMiddle88758.7%
29Shippensburg Area MSShippensburg, PAShippensburg Area SDMiddle85158.5%
30Mowrey El SchWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDElementary53456.9%
31Hooverville El SchWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDElementary31756.8%
32Shippensburg Area SHSShippensburg, PAShippensburg Area SDHigh1,09754.9%
33Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolWaynesboro, PAWaynesboro Area SDHigh1,39250.8%
34Chambersburg Area Career Magnet SchChambersburg, PAChambersburg Area SDHigh70647.6%
35Greencastle-Antrim Primary SchGreencastle, PAGreencastle-Antrim SDElementary52942.3%
36Greencastle-Antrim SHSGreencastle, PAGreencastle-Antrim SDHigh98238.4%
37Greencastle-Antrim MSGreencastle, PAGreencastle-Antrim SDMiddle72937.0%
38Greencastle-Antrim El SchGreencastle, PAGreencastle-Antrim SDElementary67136.4%
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