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Harrisburg HS
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Harrisburg HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2451 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17103 · (717) 703-4300 · Part of Harrisburg City School District

Harrisburg’s School Grade D− better than 2% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Photo: Penndyl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,343
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Harrisburg HS

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 45 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 22.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Harrisburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Harrisburg HSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 55%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2451 Market St, Harrisburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 81
Grade 9490
Grade 10347
Grade 11273
Grade 12232
Enrollment over time
1,094’20
1,187’21
1,230’22
1,333’23
1,343’24

Up 22.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%Black 43%White 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harrisburg HS from Harrisburg families.

Other schools in Harrisburg City School District

The district →
Benjamin Franklin Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
D−
678 students10:1
Foose Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
D−
522 students11:1
Downey Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
D−
405 students13:1
Melrose Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
D
536 students16:1
Scott at Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
D−
484 students
Steele School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
362 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Harrisburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.