📍 15 W 3rd St, Hershey, Dauphin County, 17033
South Hanover El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hershey, Dauphin County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lower Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Hanover El Sch enrolls 385 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 5.7% Asian and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 314 | 82% |
| Asian | 22 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 385 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
South Hanover El Sch 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.
South Hanover El Sch is one of 8 schools in Lower Dauphin SD, based in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,352 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, South Hanover El Sch is close to the district average of about 419 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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