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

39 public elementary schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Benjamin Franklin Sch leads the list at 10.2:1, against a median of 13.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
39
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Best Students/teacher
10.2:1
Median Students/teacher
13.1:1
LOWEST RATIO · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Benjamin Franklin SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary67810.2:1
2Halifax Area El SchHalifax, PAHalifax Area SDElementary34910.3:1
3Chambers Hill El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary25710.3:1
4Londonderry El SchMiddletown, PALower Dauphin SDElementary23410.6:1
5Robert Reid El SchMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SDElementary41010.9:1
6Foose SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary52211.3:1
7Lenkerville Elementary SchoolMillersburg, PAMillersburg Area SDElementary32411.4:1
8Hershey Early Childhood CtrHershey, PADerry Township SDElementary42011.7:1
9Kunkel El SchMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SDElementary36911.7:1
10Fink El SchMiddletown, PAMiddletown Area SDElementary25711.9:1
11Tri-Community El SchSteelton, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary42712.1:1
12Phillips El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary39312.1:1
13Millersburg El SchMillersburg, PAMillersburg Area SDElementary28712.4:1
14Nye El SchHummelstown, PALower Dauphin SDElementary31712.5:1
15Lawnton El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary31012.5:1
16Upper Dauphin Area El SchLykens, PAUpper Dauphin Area SDElementary37312.7:1
17Hershey Intrmd El SchHershey, PADerry Township SDElementary47912.8:1
18Conewago El SchElizabethtown, PALower Dauphin SDElementary23912.9:1
19Mountain View El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary37312.9:1
20South Side El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary60313.1:1
21Infinity CSHarrisburg, PAInfinity CSElementary25613.1:1
22South Hanover El SchHershey, PALower Dauphin SDElementary37113.2:1
23Downey SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary40513.3:1
24East Hanover El SchGrantville, PALower Dauphin SDElementary33313.4:1
25Steelton-Highspire El SchSteelton, PASteelton-Highspire SDElementary82113.5:1
26Hershey Primary El SchHershey, PADerry Township SDElementary42714.0:1
27Middle Paxton El SchDauphin, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary28914.3:1
28Sylvan Heights Science CSHarrisburg, PASylvan Heights Science CSElementary21714.8:1
29Paxtang El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary28114.8:1
30West Hanover El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary58915.0:1
31Linglestown El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary47515.0:1
32Rutherford El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary46115.2:1
33Paxtonia El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary68215.8:1
34Melrose SchHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary53616.0:1
35Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CSHarrisburg, PAPennsylvania STEAM Academy CSElementary36016.4:1
36Thomas W Holtzman Jr El SchHarrisburg, PASusquehanna Township SDElementary79216.6:1
37North Side El SchHarrisburg, PACentral Dauphin SDElementary72216.7:1
38Steele SchoolHarrisburg, PAHarrisburg City SDElementary36217.0:1
39Sara Lindemuth El SchHarrisburg, PASusquehanna Township SDElementary75817.2:1
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