Lower Dauphin School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Dauphin

District Profile

291 E Main St

Hummelstown, PA 17036-1799

Phone 717-566-5300

Fax 717-566-3670

Includes the municipalities of Conewago Township, East Hanover Township, Hummelstown Borough, Londonderry Township, South Hanover Township.

Square Miles

96.60

Students Enrolled

3,731

Total Number of Schools:

8
  • Conewago El Sch (K-5)
  • East Hanover El Sch (K-5)
  • Londonderry El Sch (K-5)
  • Lower Dauphin HS (9-12)
  • Lower Dauphin MS (6,7-8)
  • Nye El Sch (K-5)
  • Price (6,7-12)
  • South Hanover El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

3,731

Ethnicity

American Indian
<0.01%
Asian
2.30%
Black
1.30%
Latino
7.80%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
4.40%
White
84.10%

Gender

Male
50.90%
Female
49.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
17.57%
English Learner
1.90%

Financials

Median Household Income

$73,470.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $39,003,755.44 63.23%
State Revenues $21,540,874.75 34.92%
Federal $658,855.45 1.06%
Other $474,730.44 0.76%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$28,972,870.87
Property Values Within District
$195,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

95.47%

Rigorous Courses

16
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

62.22%
College/University
0.95%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 78.00% 72.40% N/A
Grade 4 70.52% 60.90% 83.58%
Grade 5 75.37% 62.87% N/A
Grade 6 81.66% 53.24% N/A
Grade 7 75.47% 48.49% N/A
Grade 8 77.32% 40.96% 73.29%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 81.15% 81.92% 80.00%

Staff

272

Teachers

11

Administrators

159

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Robert Schultz

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Eric Samples
Board President
7 2017-2021
Dr. Marcela Myers
Board Vice President
17 2019-2021
Dr. Marcela Myers
Board Vice President
17 2019-2021
Kevin Busher
7 2017-2021
David DeNotaris
1 2019-2023
Lisa Foley
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Debra Macut
7 2017-2021
Jeffrey Neely
9 2019-2023
Keith Oellig
21 2019-2023
Lynn Sassaman
4 2017-2021

* 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.