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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania - 1 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts #484 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,441 per pupil, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts ranks #426 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts operates 1 public schools serving 563 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Northampton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,441 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 90.6% local, 0.8% state, and 8.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #484 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 183.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.0% White, 27.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% African American across the district's schools.
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for Th accounts for 97.7% of all Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts a distant remainder — means Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts student-counselor ratio is 183:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts?
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 563 students.
How much does Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts spend per student?
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts spends $16,441 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #484 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts?
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts students are 56.0% White, 27.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts?
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #484 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.