Enrollment
18
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem Avts
Federal NCES profile for Bethlehem Avts, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 428037007083
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bethlehem Avts earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania.
- 20
- Resource Index · Lower
- 28.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 18
- students enrolled
School address
District: Bethlehem Avts · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 428037007083 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
37.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Free-lunch eligible
28.6%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
-51% vs state
What stands out at Bethlehem Avts
Bethlehem Avts is a small high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, enrolling 18 students.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 28.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Pennsylvania schools, with 18 enrolled.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 36/100).
Among Bethlehem's high schools, it stands alongside Liberty Hs (2,541 students): Bethlehem Avts is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Bethlehem Avts operates only this one school, so Bethlehem Avts has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 18 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Pennsylvania's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bethlehem Avts compares
Bethlehem Avts on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 28.6% | ▼ 51% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 18 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
18
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
28.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 51% below the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 77.8%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
African American 5.6%
Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.4, Bethlehem Avts is about as mixed as the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Similar high schools in Bethlehem
3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Bethlehem Avts
How many students attend Bethlehem Avts?
Bethlehem Avts has 18 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bethlehem, PA.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bethlehem Avts?
28.6% of students at Bethlehem Avts are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bethlehem Avts?
The largest demographic group at Bethlehem Avts is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Bethlehem, PA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bethlehem Avts?
Bethlehem Avts has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Bethlehem Avts a good school?
Bethlehem Avts earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Bethlehem Avts?
None reported; Bethlehem Avts operates only Bethlehem Avts as a public school district in NCES's records.
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