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The smallest public schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

70 public schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Capital Area School for the Arts CS leads the list at 193, against a median of 424 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

193

Median Students

424

SMALLEST · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	High	193
2	Millersburg Area High School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	High	207
3	Millersburg Area Middle School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Middle	211
4	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Elementary	217
5	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	High	234
6	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	234
7	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	239
8	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256
9	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	257
10	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	257
11	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	263
12	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	281
13	Millersburg El Sch	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	287
14	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	289
15	Cougar Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Combined	300
16	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	302
17	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	310
18	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	317
19	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	324
20	Upper Dauphin Area HS	Elizabethville, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	High	331
21	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	333
22	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	347
23	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Elementary	349
24	Rowland Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	353
25	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Elementary	360
26	Steele School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	362
27	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	369
28	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	371
29	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	373
30	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	373
31	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	393
32	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	405
33	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	408
34	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	410
35	Hershey Early Childhood Ctr	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	420
36	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	427
37	Hershey Primary El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	427
38	Williams Valley JSHS	Tower City, PA	Williams Valley SD	High	433
39	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	461
40	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	475
41	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	479
42	Scott at Lincoln School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	484
43	Foose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	522
44	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Middle	534
45	Melrose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	536
46	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	589
47	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	603
48	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	611
49	Steelton-Highspire HS	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	High	612
50	Benjamin Franklin Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	678

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