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C+

Dauphin County Technical School

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Lower Paxton Township.

Lower Paxton Township’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,187
Schools
1
Students per teacher
15:1
Debt
$11.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dauphin County Technical School

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.1M, about $9,348 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Lower Paxton Township 54,657

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lower Paxton Township. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsCentral Dauphin School District
6–83 middle schoolsCentral Dauphin School District
9–12Central Dauphin East SHSCentral Dauphin School District

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 36.1% · 142 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 55.1% · 223 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 87.5% · 231 in the class

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Enrollment over time
1,011’20
1,083’21
1,125’22
1,175’23
1,187’24

Up 17.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 39%Hispanic 23%Black 20%Asian 13%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

Dauphin County Technical School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrisburg
A−
1,187 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Dauphin School DistrictMiddle Paxton Township, Swatara Township, West Hanover Township
$16,282per student
Lower Dauphin School DistrictSouth Hanover Township
$18,935per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.