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Lehighton Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 1,013 students in Lehighton Area School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Preschool in Lehighton Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Pennsylvania public pre school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public preschool average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
328 Schools
# Students
2,120 Students
147,214 Students
# Teachers
195 Teachers
11,259 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Lehighton Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#430 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.70
# American Indian Students
7 Students
267 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
4,636 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
211 Students
31,371 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
21%
# Black Students
33 Students
35,365 Students
% Black Students
2%
24%
# White Students
1,756 Students
65,860 Students
% White Students
83%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
108 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
98 Students
9,607 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
8,317
# Students in K Grade:
156
24,393
# Students in 1st Grade:
181
20,742
# Students in 2nd Grade:
183
21,144
# Students in 3rd Grade:
150
18,141
# Students in 4th Grade:
154
18,415
# Students in 5th Grade:
157
14,862
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
6,743
# Students in 7th Grade:
165
4,529
# Students in 8th Grade:
186
4,525
# Students in 9th Grade:
145
1,699
# Students in 10th Grade:
174
1,361
# Students in 11th Grade:
153
1,242
# Students in 12th Grade:
131
1,101
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,378 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,877 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$45 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,378
$23,696
Spending / Student
$18,877
$23,119
Best Lehighton Area School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lehighton Area Elementary Center
(Math: 35% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3 Indian Ln
Lehighton, PA 18235
(610) 377-7880
Lehighton, PA 18235
(610) 377-7880
Grades: PK-5
| 1,013 students
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