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Enrollment
1,057
High
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWER DAUPHIN SD·NCES 421410001776
Lower Dauphin High School
201 S Hanover St, Hummelstown, PA 17036 · (717) 566-5330 · Dauphin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,057 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.1:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
280 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 266 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 272 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 248 | 23% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lower Dauphin SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 45.3% |
% 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
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like Lower Dauphin High School
Lower Dauphin High School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Dauphin High School this school | 1,057 | 26.5% | 64.2% |
| Manheim Central SHS Manheim | 896 | 30.0% | 57.3% |
| Lampeter-Strasburg SHS Lampeter | 890 | 28.7% | 73.2% |
| Red Land SHS Lewisberry | 1,061 | 28.6% | 59.2% |
| Montour High School Mc Kees Rocks | 1,004 | 29.9% | 66.2% |
| Northern High School Dillsburg | 982 | 23.4% | 55.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lower Dauphin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #120 of 576 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #147 of 626 ▲ 84 | #2 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #89 of 626 ▲ 24 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,057 | #157 of 713 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #131 of 601 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #259 of 604 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #558 of 619 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #199 of 373 | #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
1,057
-108 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,419
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,057 | 87.7 | 12.1:1 | 26% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 1,088 | 83.6 | 13.0:1 | 26% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 1,085 | 83.7 | 13.0:1 | 22% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 1,165 | 85 | 13.7:1 | 23% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 1,165 | 88 | 13.2:1 | 24% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 1,156 | 88 | 13.1:1 | 19% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 1,219 | 92 | 13.3:1 | 13% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 1,176 | 78 | 15.1:1 | 5% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 1,419 | 97 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lower Dauphin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,165 to 1,057); teachers unchanged (88 to 87.7).
About Lower Dauphin High School
In Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Lower Dauphin High School is a medium-sized high school. The school enrolls 1,057 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738, so this school runs 43% bigger than that.
Lower Dauphin SD counts 3,339 students in its 8 schools, and Lower Dauphin High School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Lower Dauphin High School is 80% White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 63% White among all Dauphin County residents. Lower Dauphin High School has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 87.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 59% average for public schools in Dauphin County is 33 points higher.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Lower Dauphin High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lower Dauphin High School is 2.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.2% actual, 66.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dauphin County, median household income is about $76,242, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 75 public schools operate in Dauphin County, serving about 72,718 students.
The closest other public school is Price, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lower Dauphin High School at 5th of 7.
The NCES locale for Lower Dauphin High School 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.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 9%, from 1,165 to 1,057. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lower Dauphin High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Lower Dauphin SD
- Lower Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- South Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- East Hanover Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Nye Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Londonderry Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
Other schools in Hummelstown
- Lower Dauphin Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Nye Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- PriceHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Price0.3 mi · 7
- Nye Elementary School0.4 mi · 317
- Lower Dauphin Middle School0.5 mi · 781
- South Hanover Elementary School2.5 mi · 371
- Hershey Early Childhood Center3.6 mi · 420
- Hershey High School3.6 mi · 1,050
Frequently asked questions
About Lower Dauphin High SchoolHow large is Lower Dauphin High School?
Lower Dauphin High School enrolls approximately 1,057 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lower Dauphin High School serve?
Lower Dauphin High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lower Dauphin High School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Lower Dauphin High School.
How diverse is Lower Dauphin High School?
Lower Dauphin High School reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lower Dauphin High School?
Lower Dauphin High School is overseen by Lower Dauphin SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.