Lower Dauphin School District

Lower Dauphin School District is a midsized, suburban public school district located in central Pennsylvania. The Lower Dauphin School District encompasses approximately 89 square miles (230 km²). The Lower Dauphin School District spans Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, South Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, and Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000 federal census data it served a resident population of 22,546. By 2010, the District's population increased to 24,747 people. The educational attainment levels for the Lower Dauphin School District population (25 years old and over) were 91.2% high school graduates and 28.2% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 20% 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' per capita income was $23,890 a year, while the median family income was $58,643. In Dauphin County, the median household income was $52,371. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.