📍 1101 Highland St, Steelton, Dauphin County, 17113
Swatara MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Steelton, Dauphin County. The school has 539 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Swatara MS enrolls 539 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 167 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 22% |
| White | 115 | 21% |
| Asian | 71 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
532 of the school's 539 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 531 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swatara MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 103.
Swatara 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 539 students, Swatara MS is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large