Total enrollment
57,915
+11,801 (+26%) vs SY 2020-21
41 schools in Harrisburg
Pennsylvania · Public K-12
Of all public K-12 schools in Pennsylvania, 41 sit inside Harrisburg city limits, with combined enrollment of roughly 57,915 students (24 elementary, 7 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Harrisburg
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
39
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
50,287
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
57,915
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
41
public K-12
About Harrisburg
Across Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 41 public schools educates about 57,915 students between them.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 24 elementary, 7 middle, 7 high, and 3 other.
Schools in Harrisburg average about 1,413 students each, 148% meaningfully above the Pennsylvania norm.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 26%: 46,114 students in SY 2020-21 versus 57,915 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Harrisburg discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.