Northern Lehigh SD

Public school district · Lehigh County · Pennsylvania · NCES district ID 4217670

Northern Lehigh SD spent $18,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $17,594). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,616 students in 2024-25; 39.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,785 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Pennsylvania districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Northern Lehigh SD in enrollment (1,545 to 1,601 students) and Northern Lehigh SD itself.

Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Lehigh SD, FY23Lake-Lehman SD $18,912; Northern Lehigh SD $18,849; Girard SD $17,374; Riverside SD $17,023; Upper Adams SD $16,865; Central Cambria SD $16,443; Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School $15,640; Carbondale Area SD $15,309; Loyalsock Township SD $14,342; Mount Carmel Area SD $13,250; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kLake-Lehman SD$18,912Northern Lehigh SD$18,849Girard SD$17,374Riverside SD$17,023Upper Adams SD$16,865Central Cambria SD$16,443Mariana Bracetti Academy Chart…$15,640Carbondale Area SD$15,309Loyalsock Township SD$14,342Mount Carmel Area SD$13,250State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Lehigh SD, FY23Lake-Lehman SD $18,912; Northern Lehigh SD $18,849; Girard SD $17,374; Riverside SD $17,023; Upper Adams SD $16,865; Central Cambria SD $16,443; Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School $15,640; Carbondale Area SD $15,309; Loyalsock Township SD $14,342; Mount Carmel Area SD $13,250; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kLake-Lehman SD$18,912Northern Lehigh SD$18,849Girard SD$17,374Riverside SD$17,023Upper Adams SD$16,865Central Cambria SD$16,443Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter Sc…$15,640Carbondale Area SD$15,309Loyalsock Township SD$14,342Mount Carmel Area SD$13,250State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Lehigh SD, FY23Lake-Lehman SD $18,912; Northern Lehigh SD $18,849; Girard SD $17,374; Riverside SD $17,023; Upper Adams SD $16,865; Central Cambria SD $16,443; Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School $15,640; Carbondale Area SD $15,309; Loyalsock Township SD $14,342; Mount Carmel Area SD $13,250; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20kLake-Lehman SD$18,912Northern Lehigh SD$18,849Girard SD$17,374Riverside SD$17,023Upper Adams SD$16,865Central Cambria SD$16,443Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School$15,640Carbondale Area SD$15,309Loyalsock Township SD$14,342Mount Carmel Area SD$13,250State median, 1,000+ students $17,594
Current spending per student, Pennsylvania districts closest in size to Northern Lehigh SD, FY23Lake-Lehman SD $18,912; Northern Lehigh SD $18,849; Girard SD $17,374; Riverside SD $17,023; Upper Adams SD $16,865; Central Cambria SD $16,443; Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School $15,640; Carbondale Area SD $15,309; Loyalsock Township SD $14,342; Mount Carmel Area SD $13,250; State median, 1,000+ students $17,594.10k15k20kLake-Lehman SD$18,912Northern Lehigh SD$18,849Girard SD$17,374Riverside SD$17,023Upper Adams SD$16,865Central Cambria SD$16,443Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School$15,640Carbondale Area SD$15,309Loyalsock Township SD$14,342Mount Carmel Area SD$13,250State median, 1,000+ students $17,594

Where the money came from

$40,636,000 in revenue: 39.0% state, 54.2% local and 6.7% federal. Total spending including $1,140,000 of capital outlay was $37,542,000, or $23,866 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Northern Lehigh SD revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,866,000; Local $22,032,000; Federal $2,738,000; total $40,636,000.
  • State$15,866,000 39%
  • Local$22,032,000 54%
  • Federal$2,738,000 7%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 418 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,564 students in 2022-23, 1,582 students in 2023-24, 1,616 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Northern Lehigh SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,564, 2023-24: 1,582, 2024-25: 1,61605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5642023-241,5822024-251,616
Northern Lehigh SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,564, 2023-24: 1,582, 2024-25: 1,61605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5642023-241,5822024-251,616
Northern Lehigh SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,564, 2023-24: 1,582, 2024-25: 1,61605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5642023-241,5822024-251,616
Northern Lehigh SD enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,564, 2023-24: 1,582, 2024-25: 1,61605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5642023-241,5822024-251,616

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,564113.013.8
2023-241,582113.214.0
2024-251,616116.413.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$9,783,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,219 per student

Northern Lehigh SD booked $9,783,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 113 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $86,606 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 64 in 100 Pennsylvania districts with a figure (state median $81,309, 647 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$7,475,00076.4%
Special education$1,877,00019.2%
Other programs$431,0004.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,003 in 2018-19, $5,934 in 2019-20, $6,012 in 2020-21, $6,227 in 2021-22, $6,219 in 2022-23.

Northern Lehigh SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,003, 2019-20: $5,934, 2020-21: $6,012, 2021-22: $6,227, 2022-23: $6,21902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0032019-20$5,9342020-21$6,0122021-22$6,2272022-23$6,219
Northern Lehigh SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,003, 2019-20: $5,934, 2020-21: $6,012, 2021-22: $6,227, 2022-23: $6,21902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0032019-20$5,9342020-21$6,0122021-22$6,2272022-23$6,219
Northern Lehigh SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,003, 2019-20: $5,934, 2020-21: $6,012, 2021-22: $6,227, 2022-23: $6,21902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0032019-20$5,9342020-21$6,0122021-22$6,2272022-23$6,219
Northern Lehigh SD teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,003, 2019-20: $5,934, 2020-21: $6,012, 2021-22: $6,227, 2022-23: $6,21902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0032019-20$5,9342020-21$6,0122021-22$6,2272022-23$6,219

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Northern Lehigh SD scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading and 24-28% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtPennsylvaniaStudents tested
Reading and language arts47-51%54%701
Math24-28%34%699

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 126 students in Northern Lehigh SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%87.5%
Students in the class126136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 876 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Slatington Elementary School48714.8100.0%Schoolwide program
Peters Elementary School38914.297.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 238 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northern Lehigh Middle School23811.696.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 502 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northern Lehigh SHS50214.195.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Northern Lehigh SD

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Northern Lehigh SD

  1. Pennsylvania districts by spending per studentNorthern Lehigh SD ranks 133 of 418 Pennsylvania districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,849).#133 of 418
  2. Every school district in PennsylvaniaNorthern Lehigh SD is the number 312 by size of 775 Pennsylvania districts, with 1,573 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#312 of 775
  3. Upper Adams SDThe next larger Pennsylvania district: 1,595 students in fall 2022, $16,865 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,865
  4. Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter SchoolThe next smaller Pennsylvania district: 1,557 students in fall 2022, $15,640 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,640
  5. Compare Northern Lehigh SD with Upper Adams SDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Northern Lehigh SHS, its largest high school502 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.502
  7. Teacher salary spending across PennsylvaniaNorthern Lehigh SD spent $86,606 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $81,309); spending, not a salary.$86,606
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Northern Lehigh SD

  1. How many schools and students are in Northern Lehigh SD?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,616 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Northern Lehigh SD spend per student?
    $18,849 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Pennsylvania median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $17,594 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,785 per student, down 0.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Northern Lehigh SD's money come from?
    $40,636,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.0% state, 54.2% local and 6.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Northern Lehigh SD live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 214 of the 2,008 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Northern Lehigh SD spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,783,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,219 per student. Divided by the 113 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $86,606 per teacher, more than 64 in 100 Pennsylvania districts (state median $81,309). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Pennsylvania teacher salary at $72,248 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Northern Lehigh SD do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Northern Lehigh SD scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading and 24-28% in math, against 54% in reading and 34% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Northern Lehigh SD?
    90-94% of the 126 students in Northern Lehigh SD's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Northern Lehigh SD's NCES district ID?
    4217670. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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