Harrisburg High School (Pennsylvania)
| Harrisburg High School | |
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| Address | |
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1601 State Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County 17103-1466 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′15″N 76°50′50″W / 40.2709°N 76.8471°WCoordinates: 40°16′15″N 76°50′50″W / 40.2709°N 76.8471°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School board | 9 locally elected members |
| School district | Harrisburg School District |
| Superintendent | Dr Sybil Knight-Burney (2015) Contract July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018 |
| Principal | Jennifer Jenkins |
| Faculty | |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Age | 14 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils |
1,165 pupils (2015), |
| • Grade 9 | 443 (2013),546 (2005) |
| • Grade 10 | 310 (2013), 488 (2005) |
| • Grade 11 | 180 (2013),505 (2005) |
| • Grade 12 | 213 (2013), 309 (2005) |
| Language | English |
| Feeder schools | Harrisburg High School, SciTech Campus |
| Website | http://www.hbgsd.k12.pa.us |
1,165 pupils (2015),
1,146 pupils (2014),
1,146 pupils (2013)
1,778 pupils (2010)
Harrisburg High School (Pennsylvania) is located at 2451 Market Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This large urban high school is one of two public high schools operated by the Harrisburg City School District. In 2015, enrollment was reported as 1,165 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 97% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 29.7% of pupils received special education services, while less than 1% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 89 teachers. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 14% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
In 2014, Harrisburg High School enrollment was reported as 1,146 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 81% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 29% of pupils received special education services, while 0.09% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 117 teachers. According to the PA Department of Education 2% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The School is a federally designated Title I school.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2011, Harrisburg High School reported an enrollment of 1,318 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 861 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. In 2011, Harrisburg High School employed 117 teachers yielding a student-teacher ratio of 11:1. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 29 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind. The School was a federally designated Title I school.
In 2009, Harrisburg High School ranked 636th out of 666 Pennsylvania high schools for the reading and mathematics achievement of its students. In 2007, Johns Hopkins University reported that Harrisburg High School was listed among 47 Pennsylvania schools and 1700 nationwide high schools with high drop out rates.
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