Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania)

School district in Pennsylvania

Harrisburg School District

Location of Harrisburg School District in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Address
1601 State St Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17103 United States
District information
Type	Public
Students and staff
District mascot	Cougar
Other information
Charter Schools	Premier Arts and Science Charter School, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, Capital Area School for the Arts, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
Website	School District Website

The Harrisburg School District is a large, urban, public school district based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school district boundaries are coterminous with the city of Harrisburg. The Harrisburg City School District encompasses approximately 11 square miles (28 km). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 48,950. By 2010, the district's population increased to 49,550 people.

Harrisburg public schools provide education for the city's youth, beginning with preschool through twelfth grade. In July 2000, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling that upholds the Education Empowerment Act adopted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and signed by then–Governor Tom Ridge, that permitted a change in the governance of the Harrisburg School District from an elected school board, to a board of control named by Harrisburg mayor Stephen R. Reed, and which gave the mayor direct oversight of the troubled district. It was the first time a mayor had taken on the role in the state.

Schools

The district operates the following schools for 2024–25:

Ben Franklin Elementary (PreK–5)
Camp Curtin Academy (6–8)
Cougar Academy at Hamilton (K-12)
Downey Elementary (PreK–5)
Foose Elementary (K–5)
Harrisburg High School: John Harris Campus (9–12)
Harrisburg High School: SciTech Campus (9–12)

Harrisburg Virtual Learning Academy (K-12)
Lincoln Elementary (K-5)
Marshall Math Science Academy (6–8)
Melrose Elementary (K–5)
Rowland Academy (6–8)
Scott Elementary (K–5)
Steele Elementary (K-5)

Closed schools

Career Technology Academy, closed by the board in the summer of 2011
William Penn High School
Scott Elementary, reconfigured summer of 2024

References

US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Educational Agency, 2011
Baker, Brian (July 13, 2006). "Stephen Reed, Mayor of Harrisburg". citymayor.com/. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
"HBG School District Reconfiguration". Retrieved October 1, 2024.

External links

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Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Central Dauphin	Central Dauphin High School Central Dauphin East High School
Derry Township	Hershey High School
Halifax Area	Halifax Area High School
Harrisburg	Harrisburg High School Harrisburg University of Science and Technology High School
Lower Dauphin	Lower Dauphin High School
Middletown Area	Middletown Area High School
Millersburg	Millersburg Area High School
Steelton-Highspire	Steelton-Highspire High School
Susquehanna Township	Susquehanna Township High School
Upper Dauphin	Upper Dauphin Area High School

Other Schools
Charter schools	Capital Area School for the Arts
Private schools	Berrysburg Christian Academy Covenant Christian Academy Emmanuel Wesleyan Academy Harrisburg Christian School Middletown Christian School Milton Hershey School Wordsworth Academy
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg	Bishop McDevitt High School
Susquenita School District (partially located in Perry County)	Susquenita High School
Williams Valley School District (partially located in Schuylkill County)	Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School

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