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The public schools with the lowest 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 lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Millersburg Area High School leads the list at 9.4:1, 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

Best Students/teacher

9.4:1

Median Students/teacher

13.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Millersburg Area High School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	High	207	9.4:1
2	Benjamin Franklin Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	678	10.2:1
3	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Elementary	349	10.3:1
4	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	257	10.3:1
5	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	234	10.6:1
6	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	410	10.9:1
7	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	High	234	11.1:1
8	Foose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	522	11.3:1
9	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	324	11.4:1
10	Hershey MS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	742	11.5:1
11	Lower Dauphin MS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Middle	781	11.5:1
12	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	611	11.6:1
13	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Middle	534	11.6:1
14	Hershey Early Childhood Ctr	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	420	11.7:1
15	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	369	11.7:1
16	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	257	11.9:1
17	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	427	12.1:1
18	Lower Dauphin HS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	High	1,057	12.1:1
19	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	393	12.1:1
20	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	12.3:1
21	Millersburg El Sch	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	287	12.4:1
22	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	702	12.5:1
23	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	317	12.5:1
24	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	263	12.5:1
25	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	310	12.5:1
26	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	373	12.7:1
27	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	479	12.8:1
28	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	239	12.9:1
29	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	373	12.9:1
30	Upper Dauphin Area HS	Elizabethville, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	High	331	12.9:1
31	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	603	13.1:1
32	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	302	13.1:1
33	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	13.1:1
34	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	371	13.2:1
35	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	405	13.3:1
36	Susquehanna Twp HS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	High	767	13.3:1
37	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	347	13.3:1
38	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	333	13.4:1
39	Williams Valley JSHS	Tower City, PA	Williams Valley SD	High	433	13.4:1
40	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	Elementary	821	13.5:1
41	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,573	13.6:1
42	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	High	702	13.6:1
43	Hershey Primary El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	427	14.0:1
44	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	289	14.3:1
45	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	724	14.5:1
46	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	834	14.7:1
47	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Elementary	217	14.8:1
48	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	841	14.8:1
49	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	281	14.8:1
50	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	589	15.0:1

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