Harrisburg School District (Pennsylvania)
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2101 North Front Street, Bldg #2 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County 17110 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Closed | Hamilton (6/2011), Lincoln (6/2011), Steele (summer 2010), William Penn (summer 2010), Harrisburg Career and Technology School (6 2011), Shimmell (provided alternative education and emotionally ill students) (6 2011) |
| School board | 9 members locally elected |
| Superintendent | Dr. Sybil Knight-Burney (2011) |
| Administrator | Interim Chief Financial Officer Bill Gretton (2016) |
| Principal | Will Towson, BFS |
| Principal | Ms Portia Slaughter, CCS |
| Principal | Travis Peck, DS |
| Principal | Eugene Spells, HHS |
| Principal |
Sieta Achampong, HHS- Sci Tech |
| Staff | 377 non teaching staff members |
| Faculty | 423 teachers (2013) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Age | 5 years old to 21 years old special education |
| Pupils | 6,311 students (2013); 7,944 students Prek-12th (2011) |
| • Kindergarten | 847 (2009), 606 (2011), 523 (2012) |
| • Grade 1 | 692 (2009), 606 (2011), 636 |
| • Grade 2 | 666 (2009), 605 (2011), 557 |
| • Grade 3 | 565 (2009), 624 (2011), 529 |
| • Grade 4 | 594 (2009), 586 (2011), 509 |
| • Grade 5 | 582 (2009), 575 (2011), 550 |
| • Grade 6 | 593 (2009), 536 (2011), 531 |
| • Grade 7 | 594 (2009), 548 (2011), 496 |
| • Grade 8 | 517 (2009), 557 (2011), 456 |
| • Grade 9 | 598 (2009), 776 (2011), 563 |
| • Grade 10 | 643 (2009), 591 (2011), 388 |
| • Grade 11 | 600 (2009), 393 (2011), 258 |
| • Grade 12 | 574 (2009), 518 (2011), 315 (2012) |
| Language | English |
| Budget |
$143 million (2016-17) |
| Tuition | for nonresident and charter school students ES -$10,329.89 , HS - $10,041.38 |
| Per pupil spending | $16,447 (2008) |
| Per pupil spending | $16,709.32 (2011) |
| Charter Schools | Infinity Charter School, Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, Capital Area School for the Arts, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School |
| Website | http://www.hbgsd.k12.pa.us/ Harrisburg School District |
Sieta Achampong, HHS- Sci Tech
Ms Marisol Craig, MA
$143 million (2016-17)
$136 million (2015-16)
$133 million (2014-15)
$141 million (2013-14)
$125 million budget (2012-13)
The Harrisburg School District is a large, urban, public school district based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school district boundaries are with the city of Harrisburg. The Harrisburg City School District encompasses approximately 11 square miles (28 km2). 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. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Harrisburg City School District provided basic educational services to 8,391 pupils through the employment of 723 teachers, 209 full-time and part-time support personnel and 60 administrators. Enrollment steadily declined since 2005 due to a steady exodus from the city and a lower reproductive rate. A multi-year restructuring and reform plan was aimed at making the district a model, urban educational system.
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.
The District operates the following schools for 2013-2014:
Pennsylvania State University conducted a phone survey of 6th grade parents in 2003. Questions focused on parent awareness of services available to students.
In 2015, Harrisburg School District ranked 491st out of 496 Pennsylvania public school districts, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in: reading, writing, math and science and the three Keystone Exams (literature, Algebra 1, Biology I) in high school. Three school districts were excluded because they do not operate high schools (Saint Clair Area School District, Midland Borough School District, Duquesne City School District). The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th. Adapted PSSA examinations are given to children in the special education programs. Writing exams were given to children in 5th and 8th grades.
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