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Upper Dauphin Area School District

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Upper Dauphin Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Upper Dauphin Area School District has 89.88 square miles of land area and 0.01 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Upper Dauphin Area School District population is 9,604. Upper Dauphin Area School District median household income is $48,900 in 2010-2014. Upper Dauphin Area School District median house value is $117,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Upper Dauphin Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (246 out of 496, top 50%) Elementary/Middle School: (360 out of 498, bottom 28%)* Rank: #305
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	9,604 (2010-2014), rank #368
Population Growth	11.04% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	106.84/sq mi, rank #372
Median Household Income:	$48,900 at 2010-2014—8.14% increase since 2005-2009, rank #290
Median House Price:	$117,000 at 2010-2014—17.59% increase since 2005-2009, rank #321
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	89.88 sq mi, rank #179
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01%), rank #461
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Dauphin County
City:	Halifax, Elizabethville, Millersburg, Lykens, Pillow, Gratz, Berrysburg
Zip:	17032, 17023, 17061, 17048, 17080, 17030, 17005
Area:	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

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Upper Dauphin Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

5668 State Route 209

Lykens PA, 17048, Dauphin County

Phone: 717-362-8134

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,254	1,237	1,249	1,278	1,255	1,247	1,280
English Language Learner Students:	3	2	2	7	8	8	8
Total Teachers:	91.84	84.96	71.67	76.13	73.12	70.80	80.60
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	5.00	5.80	3.40	3.40	3.04	3.00	3.40
Elementary:	39.32	32.39	29.70	29.72	27.44	27.60	30.60
Secondary:	41.52	39.77	33.18	38.76	38.83	35.40	39.80
Ungraded:	6.00	7.00	5.39	4.25	3.81	4.80	6.80
Total Other Staff:	66.32	83.02	91.33	104.07	94.58	102.70	91.00
Instructional Aides:	22.00	23.00	23.00	25.00	20.50	18.50	18.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.50	1.50	1.50	0.86	2.70	0.40
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.67	3.67	3.67	4.00	3.40	3.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.17	1.17	1.17	1.50	1.00	1.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.40	2.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.99	1.50	1.68	2.43	2.56	2.40	2.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	2.33	3.00	2.00	3.00	2.00	4.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	9.00	9.00	NA
School Administrators:	4.00	3.40	3.51	5.38	4.33	5.70	5.20
School Administrative Support:	0.00	3.00	3.00	9.00	3.00	3.00	12.00
Student Support Services:	NA	11.95	20.97	24.09	22.33	26.00	21.60
Other Support Services:	29.00	29.00	29.00	27.00	26.00	28.00	25.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.65	14.56	17.43	16.79	17.16	17.61	15.88

Schools

Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	5668 State Route 209, Lykens PA 17048
Upper Dauphin Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	220 North Church St, Elizabethville PA 17023
Upper Dauphin Area Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	5668 State Route 209, Lykens PA 17048

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41.9%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.3%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.1%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.6%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.1%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.2%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.8%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.1%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.9%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.1%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.9%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	24.1%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.2%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	31%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.5%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	29.4%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	76.4%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	82.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.4%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.5%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.5%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.4%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.6%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.8%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.5%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.8%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.8%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.5%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.4%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	79%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.4%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.6%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.2%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	96.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.3%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.8%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.2%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.8%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.8%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.4%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	40.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	44.6%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	52.2%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.5%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58.9%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72.8%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.1%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.4%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	55.7%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.2%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.3%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.3%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57.8%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	60.3%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.5%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.7%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.3%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.5%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.9%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.3%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62.4%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.5%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	51%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	68%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,360,000	$13,899		$18,534,000	$14,502		$17,618,000	$14,038
Federal:	$837,000	$670	4.8%	$1,715,000	$1,342	9.3%	$1,345,000	$1,072	7.6%
State:	$8,348,000	$6,684	48.1%	$8,503,000	$6,653	45.9%	$8,417,000	$6,707	47.8%
Local:	$8,175,000	$6,545	47.1%	$8,316,000	$6,507	44.9%	$7,856,000	$6,260	44.6%
Total Expenditures:	$15,726,000	$12,591		$15,876,000	$12,423		$16,517,000	$13,161
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,075,000	$11,269		$14,494,000	$11,341		$14,123,000	$11,253
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,931,000	$7,151	63.5%	$9,055,000	$7,085	62.5%	$8,531,000	$6,798	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$810,000	$649	5.8%	$925,000	$724	6.4%	$866,000	$690	6.1%
Administration:	$1,454,000	$1,164	10.3%	$1,587,000	$1,242	10.9%	$1,401,000	$1,116	9.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,880,000	$2,306	20.5%	$2,927,000	$2,290	20.2%	$3,325,000	$2,649	23.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$531,000	$425		$71,000	$56		$207,000	$165
Construction:	$149,000	$119		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$92,000	$74		$129,000	$101		$168,000	$134
Interest on Debt:	$226,000	$181		$303,000	$237		$420,000	$335

Total Salary:	$7,641,000	$6,118		$8,050,000	$6,299		$7,708,000	$6,142
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,859,000	$4,691	76.7%	$5,976,000	$4,676	74.2%	$5,680,000	$4,526	73.7%
Other Salary:	$1,782,000	$1,427	23.3%	$2,074,000	$1,623	25.8%	$2,028,000	$1,616	26.3%
Total Benefit:	$3,137,000	$2,512		$2,953,000	$2,311		$2,742,000	$2,185
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,380,000	$1,906	75.9%	$2,141,000	$1,675	72.5%	$1,985,000	$1,582	72.4%
Other Benefit:	$757,000	$606	24.1%	$812,000	$635	27.5%	$757,000	$603	27.6%

* Upper Dauphin Area School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.