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The public schools with the most Black students in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Across Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 69 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Harrisburg High School leads the list at 584, against a median of 73 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 students

584

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Harrisburg High School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	1,343	43.5%	584
2	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	1,573	32.4%	510
3	Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	821	47.9%	393
4	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	724	47.8%	346
5	Steelton-Highspire High School	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	612	52.8%	323
6	Benjamin Franklin School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	678	45.3%	307
7	Susquehanna Twp High School	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	767	37.2%	285
8	Susquehanna Twp Middle School	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	820	31.9%	262
9	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	1,966	12.9%	253
10	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	360	66.9%	241
11	Thomas W Holtzman Jr Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	792	30.3%	240
12	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	1,187	19.7%	234
13	Sara Lindemuth Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	758	29.9%	227
14	Central Dauphin East Middle School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	702	29.8%	209
15	Scott at Lincoln School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	484	41.9%	203
16	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	408	49.8%	203
17	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	347	58.2%	202
18	Downey School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	405	49.9%	202
19	Foose School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	522	38.5%	201
20	Melrose School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	536	36.9%	198
21	Swatara Middle School	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	611	31.9%	195
22	North Side Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	722	24.9%	180
23	South Side Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	603	29.2%	176
24	Steele School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	362	44.2%	160
25	Tri-Community Elementary School	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	427	35.4%	151
26	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	217	68.2%	148
27	Linglestown Middle School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	841	15.9%	134
28	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	353	37.4%	132
29	Rutherford Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	461	28.2%	130
30	Cougar Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	300	42.3%	127
31	Phillips Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	393	29.0%	114
32	Paxtonia Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	682	12.9%	88
33	Central Dauphin Middle School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	834	10.2%	85
34	Paxtang Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	281	26.0%	73
35	Middletown Area High School	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	702	10.4%	73
36	Lawnton Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	310	20.3%	63
37	Hershey High School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	1,050	5.3%	56
38	Middletown Area Middle School	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	534	10.1%	54
39	Chambers Hill Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	257	18.3%	47
40	Hershey Middle School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	742	6.3%	47
41	Linglestown Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	475	9.5%	45
42	West Hanover Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	589	7.5%	44
43	Robert Reid Elementary School	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	410	10.5%	43
44	Fink Elementary School	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	257	16.3%	42
45	Hershey Intrmd Elementary School	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	479	7.5%	36
46	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	193	17.6%	34
47	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	256	12.5%	32
48	Mountain View Elementary School	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	373	8.6%	32
49	Hershey Early Childhood Center	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	420	6.4%	27
50	Lower Dauphin High School	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	1,057	2.3%	24

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