📍 4600 Locust Lane, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17109
Central Dauphin MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Dauphin MS enrolls 848 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 10% Black or African American and 7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 596 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 10% |
| Asian | 59 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 848 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Dauphin MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 105.
Central Dauphin MS is one of 19 schools in Central Dauphin SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,517 students district-wide and employs 827 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 848 students, Central Dauphin MS is larger than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large