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

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

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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