Pennsylvania public high school · Dauphin County Technical School

Dauphin County Technical School

6001 Locust Ln, Harrisburg, PA 17109. 33.5% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

33.5%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)21.0 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
98.5%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)6.1 pts above Pennsylvania (92.4%)
20.7%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
37.2%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
72.8%Students from low-income families
1,187Students enrolled (2024-25)
Our read

33.5% of graduates enrolled in college, 21 points below the Pennsylvania figure of 54.5%.

The path from Dauphin County Technical School

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 33.5%Military 8.8%Working in Pennsylvania 44.9%Other or not found 31.3%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Dauphin County Technical School

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Harrisburg Area Community College5.5 mi21%$10,627$45,834
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology5.7 mi36%$14,133$48,379
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg6.6 mi27%$16,753$71,762
    Central Penn College8.1 mi53%$15,056$50,822
    Elizabethtown College14.1 mi82%$25,682$66,572
    Lebanon Valley College14.3 mi69%$28,059$67,002

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Central Dauphin East Senior High School (1.2 mi, 50.4% to college) · Reach Cyber Charter School (2.4 mi, 26.2% to college) · Susquehanna Twp High School (3.3 mi, 52.7% to college) · Harrisburg High School (3.9 mi, 14.3% to college) · Central Dauphin Senior High School (4.0 mi, 71.7% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureDauphin County Technical SchoolPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)33.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate98.5%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Dauphin County Technical School graduates go to college?
33.5% of the Class of 2023 at Dauphin County Technical School enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Dauphin County Technical School?
Dauphin County Technical School has a four-year graduation rate of 98.5%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.