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Lykens, Pennsylvania - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Upper Dauphin Area Sd #214 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,128 per pupil, Upper Dauphin Area Sd ranks #251 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,063
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$18,128
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Upper Dauphin Area Sd operates 3 public schools serving 1,063 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dauphin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,128 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.0% local, 44.1% state, and 14.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 60/100, ranked #214 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 280.2:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Upper Dauphin Area Hs, with a diversity index of 26.2/100.
Its largest campus is Upper Dauphin Area El Sch, enrolling 373 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Upper Dauphin Area El Sch accounts for 35.1% of all Upper Dauphin Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Upper Dauphin Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Upper Dauphin Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 280:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Upper Dauphin Area Sd is typically wider than the Upper Dauphin Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Upper Dauphin Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 22.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Upper Dauphin Area Sd is typically wider than the Upper Dauphin Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.