Building 21 Allentown vs William Allen High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Building 21 Allentown William Allen High School
Location Allentown, PA Allentown, PA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 415 3,074
Student:Teacher Ratio 16:1 20.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 99.0% 99.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Building 21 Allentown William Allen High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $17,939 $17,939
District Allentown School District Allentown School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Building 21 Allentown William Allen High School
White 3.1% 5.3%
African American 9.4% 13.2%
Hispanic or Latino 81.2% 75.4%
Asian 1.0% 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.1% 5.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Building 21 Allentown William Allen High School
AP Courses Offered - 8
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 223:1 309:1
Chronic Absenteeism 42.6% 61.0%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 1 635
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.