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

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