Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch

Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, operated by Shippensburg Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 495 students spanning grades 4 through 5.

Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch is one of 6 schools operated by Shippensburg Area SD, a district that works with 3,636 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch lists that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 56.2%.

In the area at large, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,494, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), of which Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Burd El Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Shippensburg Area Intrm Sch's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 495). White enrollment moved from 85% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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