The Upper Dauphin Area School District is a small, rural,

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district located in

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Dauphin County (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Daffin Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 286,401. The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's state capital and nint ...

. It is fragmented in four discontinuous pieces, including: the boroughs of Lykens, Elizabethville, Gratz, Berrysburg, and

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, as well as Jefferson Township, Washington Township, Mifflin Township, and Lykens Township. Upper Dauphin Area School District encompasses approximately . According to 2007 local census data, it serves a resident population of 9,723 people. By 2010, the district's population was 9,759 people. The educational attainment levels for the district's population aged 25 years and over were 81.4% high school graduates and 10.6% college graduates. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 38% 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. In 2009, the district residents'

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was $18,098, while the

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was $45,231. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. Upper Dauphin Area School District operates three schools: Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School, Upper Dauphin Area Middle School, and Upper Dauphin Area High School.

Extracurriculars

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

Sports

The district funds: ;Boys: *

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- AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District *

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- AAA *Cross-Country - AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) *

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- AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) *

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- AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) ;Girls: *Basketball - AAA *Cheer - AAAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) *Cross-Country - AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) *Softball - AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) *Volleyball - AAA *Wrestling - AAA (Co-Op with Millersburg Area School District) ;Middle school sports: ;Boys: *Basketball *Wrestling ;Girls: *Basketball According to PIAA directory July 2012

References

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