Dauphin County Technical School

Summary:

Dauphin County Technical School is the sole public high school serving grades 9-12 in the Dauphin County area, with a total enrollment of 1,175 students. The school's performance and characteristics show a mix of strengths and challenges, with fluctuating rankings and a predominantly low-income student population.

According to the data, Dauphin County Technical School ranked 316 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking and rating have varied over the past few years, ranging from 464 out of 686 schools (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to 323 out of 674 schools (3 stars) in 2022-2023. The school's four-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 87.9%, and its dropout rate was 1.4%.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams were mixed, with above-average performance in Biology (66.4% vs. state average of 49.3%) but below-average performance in Algebra I (34.9% vs. state average of 44.3%) and Literature (60.3% vs. state average of 62.1%). The school's student-teacher ratio was 14.3 to 1 in 2023-2024, and an exceptionally high percentage (99.74%) of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

District Detail

6001 Locust Lane
Harrisburg, PA 17109-5631

(717) 652-3170

SchoolDigger Rank:
290^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 1,187

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Total
Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,187	79	15.0	99.1%	467 (39.3%)	234 (19.7%)	273 (23.0%)	158 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.5%)	57.5	316^th of 681 public high schools	53.6%		40.2	464^th of 686 public high schools	32.4%	148	34.9	66.4	60.3

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Infinity Charter School	0.93 mi	1	25^th
Central Dauphin School District	0.97 mi	19	362^nd
Reach Cyber Charter School	2.35 mi	1
Susquehanna Township School District	3 mi	4	515^th
Harrisburg City School District	3.86 mi	13	579^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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