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Harrisburg High School
2451 Market St
Harrisburg PA, 17103, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-703-4300
Ranking: 
(606 out of 626, bottom 3%)*
(606 out of 626, bottom 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Harrisburg City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 85 | 89 | 117 | 128 | 112 | 117 | 106 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,146 | 1,158 | 1,318 | 1,778 | 1,564 | 1,603 | 1,506 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 443 | 38.7% | 470 | 40.6% | 540 | 41.0% | 608 | 34.2% | 503 | 32.2% | 418 | 26.1% | 400 | 26.6% |
| Grade 10: | 310 | 27.1% | 281 | 24.3% | 259 | 19.7% | 457 | 25.7% | 366 | 23.4% | 406 | 25.3% | 468 | 31.1% |
| Grade 11: | 180 | 15.7% | 171 | 14.8% | 218 | 16.5% | 293 | 16.5% | 260 | 16.6% | 412 | 25.7% | 349 | 23.2% |
| Grade 12: | 213 | 18.6% | 236 | 20.4% | 301 | 22.8% | 420 | 23.6% | 435 | 27.8% | 367 | 22.9% | 289 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 596 | 52.0% | 606 | 52.3% | 669 | 50.8% | 879 | 49.4% | 763 | 48.8% | 753 | 47.0% | 729 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 550 | 48.0% | 552 | 47.7% | 649 | 49.2% | 899 | 50.6% | 793 | 50.7% | 842 | 52.5% | 773 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 93 | 8.1% | 94 | 8.1% | 72 | 5.5% | 67 | 3.8% | 53 | 3.4% | 42 | 2.6% | 31 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 323 | 28.2% | 303 | 26.2% | 307 | 23.3% | 348 | 19.6% | 274 | 17.5% | 284 | 17.7% | 263 | 17.5% |
| Black: | 699 | 61.0% | 720 | 62.2% | 881 | 66.8% | 1,277 | 71.8% | 1,174 | 75.1% | 1,206 | 75.2% | 1,138 | 75.6% |
| White: | 25 | 2.2% | 36 | 3.1% | 52 | 3.9% | 84 | 4.7% | 63 | 4.0% | 71 | 4.4% | 74 | 4.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 927 | 80.9% | 747 | 64.5% | 826 | 62.7% | 1,208 | 67.9% | 1,133 | 72.4% | 1,092 | 68.1% | 1,083 | 71.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 0.3% | 14 | 1.2% | 35 | 2.7% | 32 | 1.8% | 61 | 3.9% | 52 | 3.2% | 81 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.45 | 13.03 | 11.24 | 13.92 | 13.96 | 13.80 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 7.2% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 11.4% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.6% | 8.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 14.9% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.2% | 11% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 17.9% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.4% | 21.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.3% | 33.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.7% | 29.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 30.4% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 19.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 25.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 18.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 27.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 26.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 23.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 28.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 36% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 36.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 40.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.7% | 5.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4% | 12% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 13.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 2.2% | 17.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.1% | 15.2% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 58.8% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 57.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 67.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 76.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 54.6% | 82.9% |
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* Harrisburg High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.