Shippensburg Area School District

The Shippensburg Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is centered on the borough of Shippensburg and also serves Newburg, Hopewell Township, Shippensburg Township, and Southampton Township in Cumberland County and the adjacent and similarly named but independently governed Southampton Township along with Orrstown in Franklin County. Shippensburg Area School District encompasses approximately 121 square miles (310 km²). According to 2000 federal census data it serves a resident population of 23,714 people. By 2010, the District's population increased to 28,243 people.^[1] In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $15,113, while the median family income was $45,273.^[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501^[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.^[4]

Shippensburg Area School District
Address
317 North Morris Street Shippensburg , Cumberland County and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 17257 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
District mascot	Greyhound
Colors	maroon and grey
Other information
Website	www.shipk12.org

Shippensburg Area School District region in Franklin County

The District partners with Shippensburg University in developing its academic programs of study and continuing education for the teachers.

Extracurriculars

The Shippensburg Area School District offers a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The District Funds:

Boys	Girls
Baseball - AAA	Basketball - AAA
Basketball - AAAA	Cross Country - AAA
Cross Country - AAA	Field Hockey - AAA
Football - AAA	Soccer (Fall) - AAA
Golf - AAA	Softball - AAA
Soccer - AAA	Swimming and Diving - AA
Swimming & Diving - AAA	Track and Field - AAA
Track and Field - AAA	Volleyball - AAA
Wrestling - AAA

Middle School Sports

Boys	Girls
Basketball	Basketball
Cross Country	Cross Country
Football	Field Hockey
Soccer	Soccer (Fall)
Wrestling	Volleyball

According to PIAA directory July 2012 ^[5]

References

1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
3. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts, 2010
4. US Census Bureau, Report Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010, September 2011
5. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association, PIAA School Directory, 2012