Central Dauphin SD
A public school district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,517
- Students enrolled
- 898
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,271
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,380
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,517 in 2024–25
- Ranks 680th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,380 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Central Dauphin SD spent $15,380 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,531 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,380 | $191.9 million | 12,479 |
| FY2022 | $15,143 | $185.1 million | 12,224 |
| FY2021 | $13,889 | $165.2 million | 11,894 |
| FY2020 | $13,596 | $166.1 million | 12,214 |
| FY2019 | $13,838 | $166.0 million | 11,996 |
| FY2018 | $13,925 | $162.6 million | 11,675 |
| FY2017 | $13,502 | $155.1 million | 11,489 |
| FY2016 | $13,065 | $147.2 million | 11,270 |
| FY2015 | $12,651 | $139.9 million | 11,059 |
| FY2014 | $12,465 | $136.1 million | 10,916 |
| FY2013 | $11,764 | $128.8 million | 10,946 |
| FY2012 | $11,432 | $123.8 million | 10,831 |
| FY2011 | $11,522 | $126.0 million | 10,937 |
| FY2010 | $10,943 | $119.3 million | 10,900 |
| FY2009 | $10,919 | $117.7 million | 10,781 |
| FY2008 | $10,477 | $114.8 million | 10,956 |
| FY2007 | $9,252 | $107.6 million | 11,628 |
| FY2006 | $8,986 | $99.4 million | 11,060 |
| FY2005 | $8,531 | $94.8 million | 11,108 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.4 million | 9.9% |
| State | $59.1 million | 23.1% |
| Local | $171.8 million | 67.0% |
| Total | $256.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
19 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Dauphin East MS | 702 |
| Central Dauphin East SHS | 1,573 |
| Central Dauphin MS | 834 |
| Central Dauphin SHS | 1,966 |
| Chambers Hill El School | 257 |
| Lawnton El School | 310 |
| Linglestown El School | 475 |
| Linglestown MS | 841 |
| Middle Paxton El School | 289 |
| Mountain View El School | 373 |
| North Side El School | 722 |
| Paxtang El School | 281 |
| Paxtonia El School | 682 |
| Phillips El School | 393 |
| Rutherford El School | 461 |
| South Side El School | 603 |
| Swatara MS | 611 |
| Tri-Community El School | 427 |
| West Hanover El School | 589 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4205400
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved