Other / mixed grade configuration · Lykens, PA

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch

Federal NCES profile for Upper Dauphin Area El Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 422436009967
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👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
25
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Pennsylvania median.

51
Resource Index · Higher
13.3:1
students per teacher
49.1%
free-lunch eligible
373
students enrolled

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch has class sizes near the Pennsylvania median. Computed live against every Pennsylvania school reporting to NCES.

School address

Lykens, PA 17048
District: Upper Dauphin Area Sd · Pennsylvania

NCES ID 422436009967 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch held near 392 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 28.4 → 29.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 422436009967 · Lykens, PA Other · SMALL · TRAD

373 enr · 13.3:1 · 49.1% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Upper Dauphin Area Hs (331 students)

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch held near 392 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 28.4 → 29.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Pennsylvania schools → · Find another →

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Upper Dauphin Area El Sch reports 373 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Upper Dauphin Area El Sch compares

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Pennsylvania and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Pennsylvania Pennsylvania avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.3:1 ▼ 2% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 49.1% ▼ 15% 58.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 373 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
373
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
49.1%
free-lunch eligible - 15% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 49% in Pennsylvania - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$18,714
per pupil, district-wide - below Pennsylvania avg of $18,725
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 373 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 86.6%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Two or More 4.6%
African American 2.1%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 86.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.4, Upper Dauphin Area El Sch is less mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Upper Dauphin Area Sd reports $18,714 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Upper Dauphin Area El Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Upper Dauphin Area Hs Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Upper Dauphin Area Ms Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Upper Dauphin Area El Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Upper Dauphin Area Sd · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~373 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.3:1)

Frequently asked questions about Upper Dauphin Area El Sch

How many students attend Upper Dauphin Area El Sch?

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch has 373 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lykens, PA. CCD year-over-year: 399 (2022-23) → 392 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Dauphin Area El Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Upper Dauphin Area El Sch is 13.3:1, which is 2% lower than the Pennsylvania average of 13.6:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Upper Dauphin Area El Sch?

49.1% of students at Upper Dauphin Area El Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Upper Dauphin Area El Sch?

The largest demographic group at Upper Dauphin Area El Sch is White at 86.6% of enrollment, in Lykens, PA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Upper Dauphin Area El Sch?

Upper Dauphin Area El Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Upper Dauphin Area Sd?

Besides Upper Dauphin Area El Sch, Upper Dauphin Area Sd also operates Upper Dauphin Area Hs (331 students) and Upper Dauphin Area Ms (302 students). See the Upper Dauphin Area Sd district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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