Upper Dauphin Area High School

Public school in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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The Upper Dauphin Area High School is a small, rural, public high school. It is the sole high school operated by Upper Dauphin Area School District which is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The high school serves the boroughs of Lykens, Elizabethville, Gratz, Berrysburg, and Pillow, as well as Jefferson Township, Washington Township, Mifflin Township, and Lykens Township. The Upper Dauphin Area School District encompasses approximately 91 square miles (240 km²).

In 2015, enrollment was 386 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.^[2] In 2014, Upper Dauphin Area High School enrollment was reported as 396 pupils in 9th through 12th grades, with 33% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to family poverty. Additionally, 13.3% of pupils received special education services, while less than 1% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 27 teachers.^[3]

The Capital Area Intermediate Unit IU15 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. Students do not have access to vocational and trade education outside of the district's limited program (Agriculture, Job-Seeking Skills and Carpentry).

Extracurriculars

Upper Dauphin Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Sports

The district funds:

Boys

Baseball - AA
Basketball- AA
Football - A
Soccer - A
Track and Field AA
Wrestling - AA

Girls

Basketball - A
Cheer - AAAA (added 2013)
Soccer (Fall) - A
Softball - AA
Track and Field - AA
Volleyball - A

Middle School Sports

Boys

Basketball
Wrestling

Girls

Basketball

According to PIAA directory July 2012 ^[4]^[5]

References

^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 4, 2015). "Upper Dauphin Area High School Fast Facts 2015".
^ Pennsylvania Department of Education (November 4, 2015). "Upper Dauphin Area High School Fast Facts 2015".
^ U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2014
^ Pennsylvania interscholastic Athletic Association (2012). "PIAA School Directory".
^ Pennsylvania interscholastic Athletic Association (2015). "PIAA School Directory".

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts
Central Dauphin	Central Dauphin High School Central Dauphin East High School
Derry Township	Hershey High School
Halifax Area	Halifax Area High School
Harrisburg	Harrisburg High School Harrisburg University of Science and Technology High School
Lower Dauphin	Lower Dauphin High School
Middletown Area	Middletown Area High School
Millersburg	Millersburg Area High School
Steelton-Highspire	Steelton-Highspire High School
Susquehanna Township	Susquehanna Township High School
Upper Dauphin	Upper Dauphin Area High School

Other Schools
Charter schools	Capital Area School for the Arts
Private schools	Berrysburg Christian Academy Covenant Christian Academy Emmanuel Wesleyan Academy Harrisburg Christian School Middletown Christian School Milton Hershey School Wordsworth Academy
Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg	Bishop McDevitt High School
Susquenita School District (partially located in Perry County)	Susquenita High School
Williams Valley School District (partially located in Schuylkill County)	Williams Valley Junior/Senior High School