Swatara MS

Swatara MS is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in Steelton, Pennsylvania, operated by Central Dauphin SD, instructing 611 students in grades 6 through 8.

Central Dauphin SD runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,389 students. Swatara MS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Swatara MS logs that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Swatara MS logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 105% of students at Swatara MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dauphin County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, Dauphin County reports that 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%. Swatara MS is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tri-Community El Sch, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Swatara MS's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 543 (now 611). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 28% to 19%.

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