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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 30 qualifying public schools. Rowland Academy leads the list at -51.8%, against a median of -10.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
30
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-51.8%
Median Enrollment change
-10.6%
FASTEST DECLINING · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Rowland AcademyHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD733353-51.8%
2Halifax Area High SchoolHalifax, PAHalifax Area SD295234-20.7%
3Millersburg Area High SchoolMillersburg, PAMillersburg Area SD257207-19.5%
4Kunkel Elementary SchoolMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SD457369-19.3%
5Londonderry Elementary SchoolMiddletown, PALower Dauphin SD284234-17.6%
6Benjamin Franklin SchoolHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD804678-15.7%
7Upper Dauphin Area Middle SchoolLykens, PAUpper Dauphin Area SD356302-15.2%
8South Side Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD706603-14.6%
9Melrose SchoolHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD622536-13.8%
10East Hanover Elementary SchoolGrantville, PALower Dauphin SD386333-13.7%
11Upper Dauphin Area High SchoolElizabethville, PAUpper Dauphin Area SD383331-13.6%
12Lower Dauphin Middle SchoolHummelstown, PALower Dauphin SD891781-12.3%
13Hershey Middle SchoolHershey, PADerry Township SD843742-12.0%
14Nye Elementary SchoolHummelstown, PALower Dauphin SD360317-11.9%
15Hershey High SchoolHershey, PADerry Township SD1,1741,050-10.6%
16Scott at Lincoln SchoolHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD541484-10.5%
17Williams Valley JSHSTower City, PAWilliams Valley SD481433-10.0%
18South Hanover Elementary SchoolHershey, PALower Dauphin SD411371-9.7%
19Central Dauphin East Middle SchoolHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD776702-9.5%
20Upper Dauphin Area Elementary SchoolLykens, PAUpper Dauphin Area SD412373-9.5%
21Lower Dauphin High SchoolHummelstown, PALower Dauphin SD1,1651,057-9.3%
22Robert Reid Elementary SchoolMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SD449410-8.7%
23Hershey Primary Elementary SchoolHershey, PADerry Township SD465427-8.2%
24Middle Paxton Elementary SchoolDauphin, PACentral Dauphin SD311289-7.1%
25Mountain View Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD399373-6.5%
26Middletown Area Middle SchoolMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SD561534-4.8%
27Paxtang Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SD293281-4.1%
28Susquehanna Twp High SchoolHarrisburg, PASusquehanna Township SD788767-2.7%
29Hershey Intrmd Elementary SchoolHershey, PADerry Township SD492479-2.6%
30Downey SchoolHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SD413405-1.9%
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