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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Across Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 70 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Sylvan Heights Science CS leads the list at 68.2%, against a median of 14.4% 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 % Black

68.2%

Median % Black

14.4%

MOST BLACK · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	217	148	68.2%
2	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	360	241	66.9%
3	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	347	202	58.2%
4	Steelton-Highspire HS	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	612	323	52.8%
5	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	405	202	49.9%
6	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	408	203	49.8%
7	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	821	393	47.9%
8	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	724	346	47.8%
9	Benjamin Franklin Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	678	307	45.3%
10	Steele School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	362	160	44.2%
11	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	1,343	584	43.5%
12	Cougar Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	300	127	42.3%
13	Scott at Lincoln School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	484	203	41.9%
14	Foose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	522	201	38.5%
15	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	353	132	37.4%
16	Susquehanna Twp HS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	767	285	37.2%
17	Melrose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	536	198	36.9%
18	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	427	151	35.4%
19	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	1,573	510	32.4%
20	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	820	262	31.9%
21	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	611	195	31.9%
22	Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	792	240	30.3%
23	Sara Lindemuth El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	758	227	29.9%
24	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	702	209	29.8%
25	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	603	176	29.2%
26	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	393	114	29.0%
27	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	461	130	28.2%
28	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	281	73	26.0%
29	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	722	180	24.9%
30	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	310	63	20.3%
31	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	1,187	234	19.7%
32	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	257	47	18.3%
33	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	193	34	17.6%
34	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	257	42	16.3%
35	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	841	134	15.9%
36	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	682	88	12.9%
37	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	1,966	253	12.9%
38	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	256	32	12.5%
39	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	410	43	10.5%
40	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	702	73	10.4%
41	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	834	85	10.2%
42	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	534	54	10.1%
43	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	475	45	9.5%
44	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	373	32	8.6%
45	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	479	36	7.5%
46	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	589	44	7.5%
47	Hershey Early Childhood Ctr	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	420	27	6.4%
48	Hershey MS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	742	47	6.3%
49	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	369	21	5.7%
50	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	1,050	56	5.3%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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