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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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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
611
Classroom Teachers
48

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.0% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
44%
39%
56%
9%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
25%
42%
40%
58%
10%
27%
25%
42%
40%
58%
10%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
39%
37%
56%
16%
23%
    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
13
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 6 182 29.8%
Grade 7 205 33.6%
Grade 8 224 36.7%
Total 611 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 25.1% 48.8% 65.3%
Black 32.7% 23.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 26.4% 13.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 15.3% 14.5% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.5% 73.3% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 99.5% 72.8% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.5% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 101,868 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 801.1 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,339 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children 5.7% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.4% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.8% 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 11.3%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,145 $110,864,835 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $9,480,186 4.6%
Staff $291 $3,527,793 1.7%
General Administration $199 $2,412,477 1.2%
School Administration $725 $8,789,175 4.3%
Operation $1,140 $13,820,220 6.7%
Transportation $460 $5,576,580 2.7%
Other $511 $6,194,853 3.0%
Total Support $4,108 $49,801,284 24.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,764 $45,630,972 22.1%
Total Expenditures $17,017 $206,297,091 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%