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Carlisle Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 5,060 (2022-2023)
Schools: 10 (2022-2023)
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Carlisle Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Cumberland County). During the 2023 school year, 5,060 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Carlisle Area School District, At-large

General election

General election for Carlisle Area School District, At-large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Carlisle Area School District, At-large on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
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Paula Bussard (D)
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Bruce R. Clash (D)
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Joseph Shane (D)
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George H. Stroud (D)
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Jon W. Tarrant (D)
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Colleen Blume (R)
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Walt Brown (R)
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Dawn Kephart (R)
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Heather Leatherman (R)
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Al Shine (R)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

School board primary elections in Pennsylvania are held on the third Tuesday of May every two years in odd-numbered years.

School board general elections in Pennsylvania are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in odd-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: State Statute 1937 Act 320

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state except the Philadelphia School District

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state except the Philadelphia School District. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: March 10, 2027
  • Primary election date: May 18, 2027
  • General election date: November 8, 2027

Election system

Elected school board members in Pennsylvania are elected through a system of a partisan primary election and a partisan general election. As of 2022, all school boards except the board of the Philadelphia School District had elected school board members. The nine members of the Philadelphia School District Board of Education are appointed by the Philadelphia Mayor and confirmed by the city council.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: State Statute 1937 Act 320

Party labels on the ballot

School board elections in Pennsylvania are partisan, which means political party labels do appear on the ballot for school board candidates. School board candidates are nominated in closed partisan primary elections to appear on the general election ballot. Pennsylvania has closed primaries, which means that voters have to be affiliated with a political party in order to participate in primary elections. State statute allows school board candidates, among candidates for other offices, to file for nomination by multiple political parties. This practice, which is known as cross-filing, allows candidates to appear on both the Democratic primary election ballot and the Republican primary election ballot.

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Winning an election

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in the general election is elected to office.

The school board candidate that receives the largest number of votes in a closed party primary is the nominee for that party and advances to the general election ballot.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Statute 1937 Act 320 and Pennsylvania Statute 1937 Act 320

Term length and staggering

Elected school board members in Pennsylvania have four-year terms. State law provides for six-year terms for the members of a reorganized First Class A district containing former districts of lower classes. As of 2022, all school districts in the state had board members with four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III

As close to half of school board members as possible are elected every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School board members are elected at large, by sub-district, or through a combination of the two, depending on the class of the district and whether or not a district has established a plan to elect board members from regions (sub-districts).

School districts classified as school districts of the second, third, or fourth classes can elect their school board members at large, by sub-district, or a combination of both.

Schools districts classified as First Class and First Class A School Districts must elect their school board members by sub-district.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303
and Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303(b)
and Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949, Article III, Section 303(a)

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline for independent and minor party candidates to file nomination papers to qualify for the general election ballot is August 1. Although Pennsylvania Statute states that independent and minor party candidates must file nomination papers on or before the second Friday after the primary election, the state moved the filing deadline to August 1 each year following two consent decrees in Hall v. Davis and Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v. Davis.

Candidates running in the primary must file nomination petitions by the tenth Tuesday before the primary election held on the third Tuesday in May in odd-numbered years. This filing deadline is in early March.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Bureau of Elections Calendar; Nomination Paper Instruction Sheet; Hall v. Davis, 84-cv-1057 (E.D. Pa.); and Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania v. Davis, 84-cv-0262 (M.D. Pa.) and Pennsylvania Election Code, Act No. 320 of 1937, Article IX

Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first Monday in December according to state law.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Pennsylvania Election Code, Act No. 320 of 1937, Article IX

 


About the district

School board

The Carlisle Area School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Paula Bussard2027
Bruce Clash2027
Joseph Shane2027
George Stroud2027
Jon Tarrant2027
Sue Bower2025
Rick Coplen2025
Anne Lauritzen2025
David Miller2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Carlisle Area School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 193Torren EckerRepublican Party 60% 13%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 199Barbara GleimRepublican Party 38% 13%
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 87Thomas KutzRepublican Party 2% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,427,000 $905 5%
Local: $62,188,000 $12,715 66%
State: $27,786,000 $5,681 29%
Total: $94,401,000 $19,301
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $86,945,000 $17,776
Total Current Expenditures: $72,199,000 $14,761
Instructional Expenditures: $44,455,000 $9,089 51%
Student and Staff Support: $7,462,000 $1,525 9%
Administration: $8,898,000 $1,819 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,384,000 $2,327 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,456,000 $502
Construction: $616,000 $125
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $317,000 $64
Interest on Debt: $1,620,000 $331

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 50-59 6-9 20-24 PS 20-24 40
2018-2019 47 50-59 15-19 30-34 PS 40-44 54
2017-2018 49 60-69 20-24 30-34 PS 35-39 56
2016-2017 53 70-79 25-29 35-39 PS 45-49 59
2015-2016 52 50-59 20-24 30-34 PS 45-49 57
2014-2015 51 70-79 20-24 30-34 PS 45-49 56
2013-2014 79 80-89 55-59 65-69 PS 75-79 83
2012-2013 76 70-79 45-49 60-64 PS 75-79 81
2011-2012 77 >=90 55-59 65-69 PS 70-74 81
2010-2011 79 80-89 60-64 55-59 PS 70-79 82

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 70-79 30-34 45-49 PS 45-49 61
2018-2019 65 70-79 35-39 50-54 PS 55-59 73
2017-2018 67 70-79 35-39 55-59 PS 60-64 73
2016-2017 69 80-89 40-44 55-59 PS 60-64 74
2015-2016 68 80-89 40-44 55-59 PS 65-69 72
2014-2015 68 80-89 45-49 55-59 PS 70-74 70
2013-2014 79 80-89 55-59 70-74 PS 75-79 82
2012-2013 78 70-79 50-54 60-64 PS 80-84 81
2011-2012 79 >=90 65-69 65-69 PS 75-79 81
2010-2011 80 80-89 65-69 65-69 PS 80-89 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=50 70-79 70-79 PS >=90 90-94
2018-2019 86 >=50 70-79 60-79 >=80 85-89
2017-2018 89 >=50 80-89 80-89 PS >=80 91
2016-2017 91 >=50 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 90-94
2015-2016 90 PS >=80 >=80 >=80 90-94
2014-2015 84 PS 70-79 60-79 PS >=80 85-89
2013-2014 87 >=50 70-79 60-79 >=80 85-89
2012-2013 86 >=50 70-79 >=80 PS 60-79 85-89
2011-2012 86 PS 70-79 60-79 >=50 85-89
2010-2011 91 >=50 80-89 >=50 PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 5,060 1.7
2021-2022 4,975 1.7
2020-2021 4,891 -5.3
2019-2020 5,149 1.1
2018-2019 5,091 1.1
2017-2018 5,037 0.0
2016-2017 5,035 0.6
2015-2016 5,006 -0.4
2014-2015 5,027 1.4
2013-2014 4,956 -0.5
2012-2013 4,981 2.6
2011-2012 4,852 1.0
2010-2011 4,803 0.4
2009-2010 4,782 2.5
2008-2009 4,662 -1.4
2007-2008 4,725 -4.8
2006-2007 4,952 2.2
2005-2006 4,844 0.8
2004-2005 4,804 -0.3
2003-2004 4,820 1.4
2002-2003 4,751 -1.7
2001-2002 4,831 1.0
2000-2001 4,783 -3.3
1999-2000 4,943 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Carlisle Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.7 4.5
Black 11.5 14.5
Hispanic 11.7 14.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 10.0 5.1
White 61.8 61.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Carlisle Area School District had 360.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.05.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 18.50
Elementary: 164.27
Secondary: 165.33
Total: 360.10

Carlisle Area School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 11.00
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 97.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 25.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Carlisle Area School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bellaire El Sch407KG-5
Carlisle Area Hs1,5789-12
Crestview El Sch516KG-5
Hamilton El Sch346KG-5
Lamberton Ms5436-8
Letort El Sch231KG-5
Mooreland El Sch368KG-5
Mt Holly Springs El Sch223KG-5
North Dickinson El Sch188KG-5
Wilson Ms5776-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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