Rowland Academy

As a small intermediate school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Rowland Academy teaches 353 students from grades 7 through 8, overseen by Harrisburg City SD. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 594.

Harrisburg City SD runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 6,462 students. Rowland Academy is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Rowland Academy records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 37% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Rowland Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 163% of students at Rowland Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dauphin County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Dauphin County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,242, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Dauphin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), Rowland Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Melrose Sch, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rowland Academy's enrollment has edged down 52% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 353). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 50% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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