📍 801 Wood St, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17109
Susquehanna Twp MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 723 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Susquehanna Township SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Susquehanna Twp MS enrolls 723 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 19% White and 17% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 254 | 35% |
| White | 134 | 19% |
| Asian | 121 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 723 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 432 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Susquehanna Twp 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 15, state house district 104.
Susquehanna Twp MS is one of 4 schools in Susquehanna Township SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,153 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 723 students, Susquehanna Twp MS is close to the district average of about 788 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large