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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

68 public schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Rowland Academy leads the list at 23.4:1, against a median of 13.2:1 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

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Top Students/teacher

23.4:1

Median Students/teacher

13.2:1

HIGHEST RATIO · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	353	23.4:1
2	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	1,343	18.1:1
3	Cougar Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Combined	300	17.6:1
4	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Middle	820	17.5:1
5	Sara Lindemuth El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Elementary	758	17.2:1
6	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	408	17.0:1
7	Steele School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	362	17.0:1
8	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	722	16.7:1
9	Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Elementary	792	16.6:1
10	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Elementary	360	16.4:1
11	Steelton-Highspire HS	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	High	612	16.1:1
12	Melrose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	536	16.0:1
13	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	682	15.8:1
14	Millersburg Area Middle School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Middle	211	15.2:1
15	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,966	15.2:1
16	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	461	15.2:1
17	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	High	1,187	15.0:1
18	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	475	15.0:1
19	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	589	15.0:1
20	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	281	14.8:1
21	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	841	14.8:1
22	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Elementary	217	14.8:1
23	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	834	14.7:1
24	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	724	14.5:1
25	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	289	14.3:1
26	Hershey Primary El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	427	14.0:1
27	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	High	702	13.6:1
28	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,573	13.6:1
29	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	Elementary	821	13.5:1
30	Williams Valley JSHS	Tower City, PA	Williams Valley SD	High	433	13.4:1
31	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	333	13.4:1
32	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	347	13.3:1
33	Susquehanna Twp HS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	High	767	13.3:1
34	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	405	13.3:1
35	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	371	13.2:1
36	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	13.1:1
37	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	302	13.1:1
38	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	603	13.1:1
39	Upper Dauphin Area HS	Elizabethville, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	High	331	12.9:1
40	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	373	12.9:1
41	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	239	12.9:1
42	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	479	12.8:1
43	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	373	12.7:1
44	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	310	12.5:1
45	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	263	12.5:1
46	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	317	12.5:1
47	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	702	12.5:1
48	Millersburg El Sch	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	287	12.4:1
49	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	12.3:1
50	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	393	12.1:1

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