Harrisburg School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Dauphin

District Profile

1601 State St

Harrisburg, PA 17103-1496

Phone 717-703-4022

Fax 717-703-4115

Includes the municipalities of Harrisburg City.

Square Miles

11.90

Students Enrolled

6,528

Total Number of Schools:

12
  • Benjamin Franklin Sch (K-4)
  • Camp Curtin Academy (5-6,7-8)
  • Cougar Academy (1-6,7-12)
  • Downey Sch (K-4)
  • Foose Sch (K-4)
  • Harrisburg HS (9-12)
  • Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp (9-12)
  • Marshall Academy (5-6,7-8)
  • Marshall Math Science Academy (5-6,7-8)
  • Melrose Sch (K-4)
  • Rowland Academy (5-6,7-8)
  • Scott Sch (PreK,K-4)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

6,528

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
3.80%
Black
55.70%
Latino
34.50%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
2.40%
White
3.50%

Gender

Male
52.10%
Female
47.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.51%
English Learner
15.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$35,300.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $54,496,532.46 37.10%
State Revenues $78,688,288.21 53.57%
Federal $13,664,403.98 9.30%
Other $38,613.69 0.02%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$36,025,926.50
Property Values Within District
$82,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

65.07%

Rigorous Courses

12
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

56.49%
College/University
1.75%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 21.37% 16.92% N/A
Grade 4 18.96% 8.23% 35.33%
Grade 5 20.09% 12.47% N/A
Grade 6 23.03% 9.21% N/A
Grade 7 27.81% 7.89% N/A
Grade 8 30.29% 9.71% 18.80%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 30.67% 26.22% 37.61%

Staff

449

Teachers

25

Administrators

284

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Christopher Celmer

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Brian Carter
Board President
3 2017-2021
James Thompson
Board Vice President
7 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jayne Buchwach
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Nora Carreras
1 2020-2021
Carrie Fowler
3 2017-2021
Judd Pittman
5 2017-2021
Danielle Robinson
7 2017-2021
Doug Thompson-Leader
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Steven Williams
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.