Dauphin County Technical School
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 1,187 students
Central Dauphin SHS
437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112
Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,966
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Central Dauphin SD
Dauphin County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central Dauphin SHS
Central Dauphin SHS is a public high school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Central Dauphin SD. The school is located in a large suburb in Dauphin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,966 students were enrolled, with about 15.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,966 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 20
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Central Dauphin SD
- County
- Dauphin County
- NCES school ID
- 420540001745
Schools near Central Dauphin SHS
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Susquehanna Twp HS
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Private · Grades 8–12 · 6 students
Price
Public · Grades 6–12 · 7 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.