School district · Pennsylvania

Harrisburg City SD

Harrisburg City SD in Pennsylvania: 12 public schools with 6,462 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,429 per student in FY2024.

Schools
12
Students
6,462
Students per teacher
15.5
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,429
PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
416
Counselors (FTE)
17.0
Students per counselor
380
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

14%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

2,713 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

5.3%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

2,724 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.2K15
$16.5K16
$18.0K17
$18.5K18
$18.7K19
$17.0K20
$17.8K21
$19.9K22
$22.8K23
$24.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $44.2M
State
51% · $114.4M
Local
29% · $65.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,571
Support services
$8,025
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$34.9M
Long-term debt
$202M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 3High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Benjamin Franklin SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–567810.210%3.6%
Downey SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–540513.32.7%3.3%
Foose SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–552211.312%5.8%
Melrose SchFree meals for all
K–553616.018%18%
Scott at Lincoln SchoolFree meals for all
K–5484—8.6%4.7%
Steele SchoolFree meals for all
K–536217.015%6.2%
Camp Curtin AcademyFree meals for all
6–872414.59.8%1.1%
6–840817.041%11%
Rowland AcademyFree meals for all
7–835323.43.7%0.0%
Harrisburg HSFree meals for all
9–121,34318.1——
9–1234713.3——
Cougar AcademyFree meals for all
K–1230017.615%3.4%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1010 North 7th St, Harrisburg, PA 17102
Phone
(717)703-4000
Website