Dauphin County Technical School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County Technical School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,187 students in 2024-25 with 79.1 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 21% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
1,125 students in 2022-23, 1,175 students in 2023-24, 1,187 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 80.1 to 79.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,125 | 80.1 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,175 | 82.0 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,187 | 79.1 | 15.0 |
15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 361 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dauphin County Technical School enrolled 1,083 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 361 of the 1,083 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions74
- Chronically absent27.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
39.3% of students were White, 23.0% Hispanic, 19.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White39.3%
- Hispanic23.0%
- Black19.7%
- Asian13.3%
- Two or more races4.5%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Dauphin County Technical School scored proficient or above: 21% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 21% | not published | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
98% of the 231 students in Dauphin County Technical School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 98% | 98% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 231 | 231 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Harrisburg
7 public high schools in Harrisburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Dauphin County Technical School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Dauphin SHS | 1,966 | 15.2 | 35.0% |
| Central Dauphin East SHS | 1,573 | 13.6 | 99.9% |
| Harrisburg High School | 1,343 | 18.1 | 99.4% |
| Dauphin County Technical School | 1,187 | 15.0 | 99.1% |
| Susquehanna Twp High School | 767 | 13.3 | 61.1% |
| Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp | 347 | 13.3 | 93.1% |
| Capital Area School for the Arts CS | 193 | 17.5 | 5.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dauphin County Technical School
- Central Dauphin East SHSThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,573 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Susquehanna Twp High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 767 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare Dauphin County Technical School with Central Dauphin East SHSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dauphin County Technical School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaDauphin County Technical School is the number 132 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#132 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.15.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dauphin County Technical School
How many students attend Dauphin County Technical School?
1,187 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,125 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Harrisburg, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dauphin County Technical School?
15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dauphin County Technical School a Title I school?
Dauphin County Technical School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dauphin County Technical School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Dauphin County Technical School scored proficient or above: 21% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Dauphin County Technical School?
98% of the 231 students in Dauphin County Technical School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dauphin County Technical School in?
Dauphin County Technical School, NCES district ID 4207385. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420738505278 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.