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Alumni: what's one memory from Central Dauphin East SHS that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,573
High
DISTRICT 1,770 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL DAUPHIN SD·NCES 420540001746
Central Dauphin East SHS
626 Rutherford Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17109 · (717) 541-1662 · Dauphin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,573 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
1,597 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 428 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 381 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 369 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 395 | 25% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 21.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Central Dauphin East SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #489 of 576 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #490 of 626 ▼ 9 | #12 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #506 of 626 ▼ 44 | #10 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,573 | #68 of 713 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #271 of 601 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.5% | #1 of 604 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #82 of 619 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #117 of 221 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,573
+79 (+5%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,573 | 116.1 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,596 | 107.4 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,590 | 100.3 | 15.9:1 | 100% (1,589) |
| 2020-21 | 1,494 | 104 | 14.4:1 | 100% (1,494) |
| 2017-18 | 1,472 | 104.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (1,471) |
| 2015-16 | 1,397 | 102 | 13.7:1 | 59% (824) |
| 2010-11 | 1,433 | 115 | 12.5:1 | 42% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 1,361 | 96 | 14.2:1 | 18% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 53 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Dauphin East SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,472 to 1,573); teachers up 11% (104.5 to 116.1).
About Central Dauphin East SHS
Central Dauphin East SHS is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It educates 1,573 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Central Dauphin East SHS is a school in Central Dauphin SD. The district has 19 schools and 12,389 students.
The most common group at Central Dauphin East SHS is Black students, at 32%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% Asian, and 11% multiracial. The county population is about 17% Black. Central Dauphin East SHS's diversity index is 78%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 at Central Dauphin East SHS, with 116.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Central Dauphin East SHS is C. Compared with Pennsylvania public high schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Dauphin County show that the median household income is $76,242, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Central Dauphin East SHS, Dauphin County has 74 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Central Dauphin East Middle School, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Central Dauphin East SHS ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Central Dauphin East SHS is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 79 more students in 2024-25.
The Central Dauphin East SHS community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Dauphin SD
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Linglestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Central Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Central Dauphin East Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Paxtonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Linglestown Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
Nearby schools
- Central Dauphin East Middle School0.3 mi · 702
- Phillips Elementary School0.5 mi · 393
- South Side Elementary School0.5 mi · 603
- Infinity CS0.6 mi · 256
- Central Dauphin Middle School0.8 mi · 834
- Reach Cyber CS1.2 mi · 5,721
Frequently asked questions
About Central Dauphin East SHSHow large is Central Dauphin East SHS?
Central Dauphin East SHS enrolls approximately 1,573 students in grades 09-12.
Is Central Dauphin East SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Dauphin East SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Central Dauphin East SHS?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Central Dauphin East SHS.
How diverse is Central Dauphin East SHS?
Central Dauphin East SHS reports a student body of 19% White, 22% Hispanic, 32% Black, 15% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Dauphin East SHS?
Central Dauphin East SHS is overseen by Central Dauphin SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.