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Steelton-Highspire School District

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Steelton-Highspire School District is located in southeast Pennsylvania. Steelton-Highspire School District has 2.61 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Steelton-Highspire School District population is 8,397. Steelton-Highspire School District median household income is $45,611 in 2010-2014. Steelton-Highspire School District median house value is $96,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Steelton-Highspire School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (493 out of 496, bottom 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (487 out of 498, bottom 2%)* Rank: #494
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	8,397 (2010-2014), rank #391
Population Growth	1.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,185.44/sq mi, rank #44
Median Household Income:	$45,611 at 2010-2014—27.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #343
Median House Price:	$96,400 at 2010-2014—16.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #383
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2.61 sq mi, rank #486
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.83%), rank #442
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Dauphin County
City:	Steelton, Highspire
Zip:	17113, 17034
Area:	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

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Steelton-Highspire School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

250 Reynders St

Harrisburg PA, 17113, Dauphin County

Phone: 717-704-3800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,341	1,450	1,316	1,213	1,237	1,278	1,181
English Language Learner Students:	30	46	35	20	21	26	26
Total Teachers:	89.00	96.00	93.50	103.00	107.00	109.00	119.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	2.00
Elementary:	34.00	32.50	30.50	36.50	40.50	44.00	40.50
Secondary:	32.00	33.50	35.50	40.50	42.50	45.00	54.50
Ungraded:	19.00	23.00	20.50	19.00	17.00	14.00	21.50
Total Other Staff:	52.00	65.00	68.00	70.00	88.00	88.00	83.50
Instructional Aides:	10.00	21.00	21.00	19.00	20.00	20.00	23.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrators:	4.00	5.00	6.00	7.00	9.00	11.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	5.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	2.50
Student Support Services:	NA	1.00	1.00	4.00	3.00	2.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	20.00	16.00	16.00	15.00	30.00	29.00	30.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.07	15.10	14.07	11.78	11.56	11.72	9.88

Schools

Steelton-Highspire Elementary School		Kindergarten to Grade 6	250 Reynders Ave, Harrisburg PA 17113
Steelton-Highspire High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	250 Reynders Ave, Harrisburg PA 17113

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	19.5%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	19.5%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	24.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	17.2%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	17.1%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	21.7%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	22.1%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	19.8%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	32.9%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	23.7%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	40.5%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	28.5%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.8%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	26.3%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	43%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.3%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	9.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	7.7%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	5.2%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	10.4%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	7.3%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46.5%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.3%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52.8%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72.8%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.6%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.7%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.7%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.8%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.6%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.8%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	59%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42.7%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42.3%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.9%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	39%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.2%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40.5%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	40.5%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.7%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.1%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	29.1%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	28.4%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.6%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.9%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	40%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.6%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.1%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.5%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	31.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	29.6%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	32.3%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	33.7%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	32.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	28.2%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	37.6%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	28%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	33.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	32.3%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	17.1%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	28.9%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	59.2%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53.9%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	51.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.3%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	33.3%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.9%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.1%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.9%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	31.9%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	34.4%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.3%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.2%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	54%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.9%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	32.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	36.4%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.1%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	40.5%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	15.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	19.8%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	25.7%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	22.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	29%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44.3%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.5%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.9%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	35.1%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	39.8%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	27.2%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	34.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	47.8%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.7%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.8%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	2.7%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	18.6%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.5%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	21.1%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	23.9%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	16.5%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.1%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.7%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.8%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$19,394,000	$14,737		$22,030,000	$18,162		$19,358,000	$15,649
Federal:	$1,775,000	$1,349	9.2%	$3,684,000	$3,037	16.7%	$1,994,000	$1,612	10.3%
State:	$10,369,000	$7,879	53.5%	$10,286,000	$8,480	46.7%	$10,705,000	$8,654	55.3%
Local:	$7,250,000	$5,509	37.4%	$8,060,000	$6,645	36.6%	$6,659,000	$5,383	34.4%
Total Expenditures:	$18,903,000	$14,364		$20,913,000	$17,241		$20,127,000	$16,271
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,010,000	$11,406		$16,478,000	$13,585		$15,702,000	$12,694
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,468,000	$7,195	63.1%	$11,064,000	$9,121	67.1%	$10,165,000	$8,217	64.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$897,000	$682	6.0%	$906,000	$747	5.5%	$862,000	$697	5.5%
Administration:	$2,090,000	$1,588	13.9%	$1,848,000	$1,523	11.2%	$1,929,000	$1,559	12.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,555,000	$1,941	17.0%	$2,660,000	$2,193	16.1%	$2,746,000	$2,220	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$172,000	$131		$210,000	$173		$302,000	$244
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$7,000	$6
Total Other:	$259,000	$197		$324,000	$267		$341,000	$276
Interest on Debt:	$1,250,000	$950		$1,364,000	$1,124		$1,348,000	$1,090

Total Salary:	$8,172,000	$6,210		$8,923,000	$7,356		$8,944,000	$7,230
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,957,000	$4,527	72.9%	$6,715,000	$5,536	75.3%	$6,550,000	$5,295	73.2%
Other Salary:	$2,215,000	$1,683	27.1%	$2,208,000	$1,820	24.7%	$2,394,000	$1,935	26.8%
Total Benefit:	$3,019,000	$2,294		$2,876,000	$2,371		$2,816,000	$2,276
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,152,000	$1,635	71.3%	$2,341,000	$1,930	81.4%	$2,065,000	$1,669	73.3%
Other Benefit:	$867,000	$659	28.7%	$535,000	$441	18.6%	$751,000	$607	26.7%

* Steelton-Highspire School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.