SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the PA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 54%Projected 38%

Dauphin County Technical School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the PA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the PA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 35%PA 44%

English proficiency

School 60%PA 51%

Science proficiency

School 66%PA 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

98%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

4%

Students in at least one AP course. 6 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

3%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes3%
AP courses offered6
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
4%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

1%
3%

Gold marks the PA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B

22.40 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.64 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.34 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$83,734

PA average $86,839

Median home value

$219,183

PA average $270,478

Median rent

$1,293 /mo

PA average $1,271

Unemployment rate

5.0%

PA average 5.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 91.1%PA 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

PA average 13:1

Teachers

97

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$64,845

All teachers in Dauphin County Technical School.

Student to counselor ratio PA average 352:1375:1
Support staff7
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 94%PA 98%

Experienced teachers

School 90%PA 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days95
Out-of-school suspension days108
Total days missed to suspension540
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services4
Zero-tolerance expulsions3
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based6
Sexual orientation1
Race-based9
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$11315 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.75

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

48%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

9%

Black

20%

Latino

20%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged0%
Students with disabilities0%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Dauphin County Technical School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Central Dauphin East Shs

  • Actual: 28%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 1.2 mi
Reach Cyber Cs

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 2.3 mi
Susquehanna Twp Hs

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 3.3 mi
Harrisburg Hs

  • Actual: 4%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 3.9 mi
Central Dauphin Shs

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 4.1 mi
Lower Dauphin Hs

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 4.5 mi
Steelton-highspire Hs

  • Actual: 11%
  • Projected: 10%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Commonwealth Charter Academy Cs

  • Actual: 26%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 5.5 mi
Capital Area School For The Arts Cs

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 5.8 mi