Middletown Area School District operates five public schools: Middletown Area High School (grades 9-12), Middletown Area Middle School (grades 6-8), Lyall J. Fink Elementary School (grades K-5), John C. Kunkel Elementary School (K-5th) and Robert G. Reid Elementary School (K-5th). Middletown Area School District is served by the Capital Area Intermediate Unit CAIU15 which offers a variety of services, including a completely developed Kindergarten - 12th grade curriculum that is mapped and aligned with the Pennsylvania Academic Standards (available online), shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services. High school students may choose to attend Dauphin County Technical School for training in the building trades and mechanical trades. [http://www.dcts.org The district pays the student's tuition to attend the school.