Steelton-Highspire School District

The Steelton-Highspire School District is a diminutive, urban public school district located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the boroughs of Steelton and Highspire, both industrial suburbs of the City of Harrisburg. The district encompasses approximately 2 square miles (5.2 km2) and is located on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River. According to 2005 local census data, it served a resident population of 9,417. By 2010, the district's population declined to 8,393 people.[1] The educational attainment levels for the Steelton-Highspire School District population (25 years old and over) were 89% high school graduates and 11% college graduates.[2]

Location in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Steelton-Highspire School District
Steelton-Highspire High School
Address
250 Reynders Street
Steelton
, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17113
United States
District information
TypePublic
Students and staff
ColorsBlue, white, and grey
Other information
Websitewww.shsd.k12.pa.us/steeltonhssd

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 74.8% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[3] In 2009, Steelton-Highspire School District residents' per capita income was $17,304, while the median family income was $39,956.[4] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[5] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[6] In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371.[7] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[8]

The district operates Steelton-Highspire Elementary School, and one combined middle school with one high school.

Extracurriculars

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Sports

The district funds:

Junior high school sports

According to PIAA directory July 2015[9]

References
  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  3. Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  4. American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010
  5. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  6. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  7. US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  8. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  9. "PIAA School Directory 2015". Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association. 2015.
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