Central Dauphin SD

Public school district based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. NCES district ID 4205400; state ID PA-115221402.

District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.

Operating schoolsDefinition

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition

12,389

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25 · 2024–25

Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition

888.0

Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Students per teacher FTEDefinition

14.0

Not class size.
Source: NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25 · 2024–25

Charter schoolsDefinition

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25 · 2024–25

Enrollment by grade

**Students by grade, Central Dauphin SD**Central Dauphin SD, Pennsylvania · students (sum of schools) · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Students	Bar
Kindergarten	878
Grade 1	950
Grade 2	970
Grade 3	1,032
Grade 4	974
Grade 5	1,058
Grade 6	992
Grade 7	1,019
Grade 8	977
Grade 9	929
Grade 10	873
Grade 11	871
Grade 12	866

Students by race/ethnicity

**Share of students by race/ethnicity, Central Dauphin SD**Central Dauphin SD, Pennsylvania · % of students with a reported category · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a · groups under 10 students hidden
Group	Share	Bar
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%
Asian	15.7%
Black or African American	20.5%
Hispanic/Latino	14.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%
Two or more races	8.5%
White	40.5%

Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.

Students by sex

**Share of students by sex, Central Dauphin SD**Central Dauphin SD, Pennsylvania · % of students · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a
Group	Share	Bar
Female	47.5%
Male	52.5%

Schools in this district

Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 18, Rural 1.

**Operating public schools, Central Dauphin SD**Pennsylvania · school year 2024–25 · Source: NCES CCD and EDGE
School	Grades	Type	Students	Teacher FTE	Students / FTE	Locale
Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg	9–12	Regular	1,966	129.3	15.2	Suburb: Large
Central Dauphin East SHS Harrisburg	9–12	Regular	1,573	116.1	13.6	Suburb: Large
Linglestown MS Harrisburg	6–8	Regular	841	56.9	14.8	Suburb: Large
Central Dauphin MS Harrisburg	6–8	Regular	834	56.9	14.7	Suburb: Large
North Side El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	722	43.2	16.7	Suburb: Large
Central Dauphin East MS Harrisburg	6–8	Regular	702	56.4	12.5	Suburb: Large
Paxtonia El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	682	43.2	15.8	Suburb: Large
Swatara MS Steelton	6–8	Regular	611	52.9	11.6	Suburb: Large
South Side El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	603	46.2	13.1	Suburb: Large
West Hanover El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	589	39.3	15	Suburb: Large
Linglestown El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	475	31.7	15	Suburb: Large
Rutherford El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	461	30.3	15.2	Suburb: Large
Tri-Community El Sch Steelton	K–5	Regular	427	35.4	12	Suburb: Large
Phillips El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	393	32.5	12.1	Suburb: Large
Mountain View El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	373	28.9	12.9	Suburb: Large
Lawnton El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	310	24.7	12.5	Suburb: Large
Middle Paxton El Sch Dauphin	K–5	Regular	289	20.3	14.3	Rural: Fringe
Paxtang El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	281	18.9	14.9	Suburb: Large
Chambers Hill El Sch Harrisburg	K–5	Regular	257	25.0	10.3	Suburb: Large

Finance and graduation rates

District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.

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Sources for this page

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.

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