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Nativity School Of Harrisburg

1453 Zarker Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17104 -

School Notes Overview:

The Nativity School of Harrisburg provides a comprehensive preparatory middle school education and financial, social and academic support to and throughout high school for low income, at-risk inner-city boys....

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School Overview:

	Nativity School Of Harrisburg
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 8
Year Founded	2001
County	Dauphin County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	36 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	100%	16%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 13 students
	Grade 7 - 12 students
	Grade 8 - 11 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	5 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	20%
Average Class Size	12
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:7	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	188 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	9 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Aug. 6
Tuition Notes	Students' families must provide financial documentation verifiying income in order to receive 100-percent annual scholarship
% on Financial Aid	100%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$14,500
Head of School	Jairee Counterman
Sport
Total Sports Offered	2
	Sports
	Basketball	Soccer

School Notes:

Faith-based
Non-denominational
Breaking the cycle of poverty for at-risk inner-city boys
Profile last updated: 07/10/2009

In the News:

Possible tax credit cuts worry educators (The Patriot-News)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 04:18:40 am
The future for the Nativity School of Harrisburg and its 34 students looks bleak if funding for the state's education tax credit program gets cut too deeply.
Possible tax credit cuts worry Pennsylvania educators (The Patriot-News)
posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:46:28 am
The future for the Nativity School of Harrisburg and its 34 students looks bleak if funding for the state’s education tax credit program gets cut too deep.
Nativity School moves to Camp Curtin YMCA (The Patriot-News)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 10:45:08 pm
The Nativity School of Harrisburg has moved from Allison Hil to Uptown Harrisburg.
Pro-education assmbly targets urban youth in Harrisburg (The Patriot-News)
posted on April 17, 2009 at 10:01:03 pm
New Orleans native Leonce Crump played less than two years in the NFL before an injury sidelined him permanently. Fortunately, he had a college education to fall back on.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (17104)	School Zip (17104)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,277 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	16%	22%
Population Average Age	30 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$26,464	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.6 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	60 years old	51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (17104) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	48% / 52%	68% / 32%