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Harrisburg City School District, Pennsylvania

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Harrisburg City School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 6,395 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Harrisburg City School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Dauphin County). During the 2024 school year, 6,395 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

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

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School board

The Harrisburg City 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
Annie Hughes
Autumn Anderson2027
Terricia Radcliff2027
Ellis Roy2027
Doug Thompson-Leader2027
Brian Carter2025
Roslyn Copeland2025
Jaime Johnsen2025
Danielle Robinson2025

Elections

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $32,165,000 $4,956 17%
Local: $60,449,000 $9,314 33%
State: $93,015,000 $14,332 50%
Total: $185,629,000 $28,602
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $155,224,000 $23,917
Total Current Expenditures: $108,996,000 $16,794
Instructional Expenditures: $63,629,000 $9,804 41%
Student and Staff Support: $11,029,000 $1,699 7%
Administration: $14,191,000 $2,186 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $20,147,000 $3,104 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,006,000 $617
Construction: $3,112,000 $479
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $515,000 $79
Interest on Debt: $8,906,000 $1,372


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 6 15-19 5 5 PS 6-9 6-9
2018-2019 12 25-29 11 12 PS 10-14 15-19
2017-2018 14 25-29 14 13 PS 15-19 20-24
2016-2017 15 25-29 14 13 PS 20-29 20-24
2015-2016 13 20-24 13 12 PS <=20 20-24
2014-2015 11 20-24 10 10 PS 11-19 15-19
2013-2014 33 40-44 33 28 PS 40-59 40-44
2012-2013 37 45-49 37 34 PS 40-49 40-44
2011-2012 35 45-49 35 33 PS 21-39 40-44
2010-2011 38 50-54 38 32 PS <50 45-49

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 13 20-29 13 14 PS 10-14 20-24
2018-2019 23 35-39 22 22 PS 25-29 25-29
2017-2018 25 30-34 25 24 PS 35-39 30-34
2016-2017 25 35-39 25 22 PS 30-39 25-29
2015-2016 24 25-29 24 22 PS 21-39 30-34
2014-2015 22 30-34 22 19 PS 11-19 20-24
2013-2014 33 45-49 33 29 PS 40-59 35-39
2012-2013 34 40-44 35 31 PS 40-49 35-39
2011-2012 35 35-39 35 32 PS 60-79 40-44
2010-2011 35 40-44 36 29 PS PS 45-49

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 69 <50 75-79 55-59 PS <50
2018-2019 69 60-79 75-79 55-59 <50 >=50
2017-2018 65 >=80 65-69 55-59 PS >=50
2016-2017 59 60-79 63 40-44 PS PS >=50
2015-2016 69 >=80 70-74 60-64 PS PS 60-79
2014-2015 65 80-89 65-69 50-54 PS PS >=50
2013-2014 39 50-59 38 30-34 PS 40-59
2012-2013 39 40-49 40 35-39 PS PS 21-39
2011-2012 51 70-79 52 45-49 PS 21-39
2010-2011 45 40-59 49 30-34 PS 20-29


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 (%)
2023-2024 6,395 -0.1
2022-2023 6,404 -1.3
2021-2022 6,490 0.3
2020-2021 6,471 -2.3
2019-2020 6,622 1.2
2018-2019 6,540 0.2
2017-2018 6,528 5.3
2016-2017 6,182 -4.9
2015-2016 6,488 1.1
2014-2015 6,414 0.2
2013-2014 6,398 1.4
2012-2013 6,311 -6.0
2011-2012 6,691 -18.7
2010-2011 7,944 -2.1
2009-2010 8,112 -2.4
2008-2009 8,306 -1.0
2007-2008 8,391 -1.3
2006-2007 8,500 -4.9
2005-2006 8,918 6.8
2004-2005 8,312 5.2
2003-2004 7,883 5.0
2002-2003 7,492 1.2
2001-2002 7,404 -3.4
2000-2001 7,654 -12.9
1999-2000 8,643 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Harrisburg City School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 4.7
Black 47.4 14.4
Hispanic 44.1 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 5.3
White 2.3 60.4

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 2023-2024 school year, Harrisburg City School District had 410.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.6.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 20.00
Elementary: 184.29
Secondary: 130.71
Total: 410.00

Harrisburg City School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 28.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 50.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 21.00
Other Support Services: 104.00


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 Harrisburg City School District operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Benjamin Franklin Sch740PK-5
Camp Curtin Academy4706-8
Cougar Academy322KG-12
Downey Sch406PK-5
Foose Sch511PK-5
Harrisburg Hs1,3339-12
Harrisburg Hs - Scitech Cmp3239-12
Marshall Academy735-8
Marshall Math Science Academy3805-8
Melrose Sch605KG-5
Rowland Academy5776-8
Scott Sch489KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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