At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
12,517
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
19
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$15,380
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$9,706
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 12,128
- Teachers (FTE)
- 814
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.9:1
What current records say about Central Dauphin SD
Central Dauphin SD operates 19 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. NCES reports 12,517 students and 898 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Pennsylvania agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 10 of 499 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $15,380 in current expenditure per pupil and $9,706 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 439 of 498 in Pennsylvania. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 11.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 898
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $191,924,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Central Dauphin SD
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.2851, -76.8022
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White40.5%
- Hispanic14.5%
- Black20.7%
- Asian15.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial8.5%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Central Dauphin SD
19 current directory entries
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Showing 1–19 of 19 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Dauphin East MS | Middle06–08 | 702 | 12.5:1 | |
| Central Dauphin East SHS | High09–12 | 1,573 | 13.6:1 | |
| Central Dauphin MS | Middle06–08 | 834 | 14.7:1 | |
| Central Dauphin SHS | High09–12 | 1,966 | 15.2:1 | |
| Chambers Hill El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 257 | 10.3:1 | |
| E. H. Phillips El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 393 | 12.1:1 | |
| Lawnton El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 310 | 12.5:1 | |
| Linglestown El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 475 | 15:1 | |
| Linglestown MS | Middle06–08 | 841 | 14.8:1 | |
| Middle Paxton El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 289 | 14.3:1 | |
| Mountain View El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 373 | 12.9:1 | |
| North Side El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 722 | 16.7:1 | |
| Paxtang El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 281 | 14.9:1 | |
| Paxtonia El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 682 | 15.8:1 | |
| Rutherford El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 461 | 15.2:1 | |
| South Side El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 603 | 13.1:1 | |
| Swatara MS | Middle06–08 | 611 | 11.6:1 | |
| Tri-Community El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 427 | 12:1 | |
| West Hanover El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 589 | 15:1 |