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Swatara Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1101 Highland St
Steelton, PA 17113
Phone
(717) 939-9363
District
Central Dauphin SD
County
DAUPHIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
539
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.7% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Swatara Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
46%
43%
55%
14%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
44%
25%
54%
10%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
44%
53%
13%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 165 30.6%
Grade 7 178 33.0%
Grade 8 196 36.4%
Total 539 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.4% 47.6% 64.5%
Black 35.4% 22.3% 15.4%
Hispanic 24.8% 13.4% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.0% 16.4% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.7% 74.5% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 98.5% 73.8% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 0.7% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 103,026 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 857.8 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,607 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.0% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.0% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.7% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.5% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.0% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,960 $111,818,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $768 $9,578,000 4.6%
Staff $225 $2,803,000 1.4%
General Administration $241 $3,010,000 1.5%
School Administration $708 $8,832,000 4.3%
Operation $1,053 $13,141,000 6.3%
Transportation $427 $5,324,000 2.6%
Other $502 $6,270,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,923 $48,958,000 23.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $46,742,000 22.5%
Total Expenditures $16,629 $207,518,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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