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Schools in Harrisburg

Harrisburg’s public schools

Copenhagen Central School District and Lowville Academy and Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrisburg. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.9K
▼ 37% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Lowville Academy and Central
Students per teacher
11.3
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
1,101 students on the public path
In brief

Harrisburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Harrisburg’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Copenhagen Central School places highest (better than 58%); Lowville Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harrisburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Copenhagen Central School District.

Two districts serve Harrisburg

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Copenhagen Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 473 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$22,898NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Lowville Academy and Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,276 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$21,852NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Copenhagen Central School District54%
State average 48.9% · 241 students tested
Math · PK–12, Copenhagen Central School District53%
State average 46.5% · 235 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lowville Academy and Central School District60%
State average 48.9% · 616 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lowville Academy and Central School District51%
State average 46.5% · 586 students tested

Harrisburg vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Harrisburg’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harrisburg—Copenhagen Central PK–12 · Lowville Academy and Central PK–12
LowvilleB+Lowville Academy and Central
Pinckney—Lowville Academy and Central PK–12 · Copenhagen Central PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Lowville Academy and Central with Harrisburg for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Harrisburg

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harrisburgin other towns
Lowville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowville
B−
628 students11:1Rate it →
Copenhagen Central School
Grades PK–12 · Copenhagen
B
473 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrisburg’s schools

Are Harrisburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harrisburg. Copenhagen Central School District and Lowville Academy and Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrisburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harrisburg in?

Copenhagen Central School District and Lowville Academy and Central School District.

Where do Harrisburg kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lowville Elementary School and Copenhagen Central School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.