Susquehanna Twp HS

Susquehanna Twp HS is one of the reasonably sized four-year high schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, overseen by Susquehanna Township SD, with 767 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Susquehanna Twp HS is one of 4 schools operated by Susquehanna Township SD, a district that serves 3,137 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Susquehanna Twp HS records that 37% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 21% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Susquehanna Twp HS has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Susquehanna Twp HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.9%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dauphin County put median household earnings sit near $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Dauphin County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), of which Susquehanna Twp HS is one.

Sara Lindemuth El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Susquehanna Twp HS. On composite proficiency, Susquehanna Twp HS comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 788 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 11% to 18% over that span.

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