East Penn SD 鈥� Lehigh County, PA: Schools & Enrollment

Key statistics

7,851

Students enrolled

10

Public schools

580

Classroom teachers (FTE)

13.5:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 450
Grade 1 525
Grade 2 509
Grade 3 511
Grade 4 574
Grade 5 563
Grade 6 577
Grade 7 654
Grade 8 623
Grade 9 692
Grade 10 721
Grade 11 695
Grade 12 757

By race/ethnicity

White 66%
Hispanic/Latino 19%
Two or more races 5%
Black or African American 5%
Asian 4%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$18,443 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $11,925
Support services $5,976
Other (food service, etc.) $541

Where the money comes from

Local 74%
State 24%
Federal 2%

Total revenue $183.9 milliontotal spending $178.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

1,082

District office

800 Pine Street, Emmaus PA 18049

Phone

(610) 966-8333

County

Lehigh County

Official website

NCES District ID

4208550

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About East Penn SD

Description provided by the district or community 鈥� not part of the NCES dataset.

The East Penn School District is located in the Lehigh Valley's metropolitan area which has a total population of a half million people. East Penn is noted for its academic excellence. Of the Class of 2011, 55% are attending four-year colleges or universities, 24% are attending two-year colleges and 3% are attending business, nursing or technical schools for a total of 82% seeking higher education. Twenty (20) advanced placement courses and 23 honors courses are offered at the high school. There are classes for special needs students and academically gifted on all levels. Student activities include dramatics and musical performances as well as an active club program. At the secondary level, 22 varsity and 12 junior varsity sports are offered with over one-third of the students participating. The East Penn staff consists of approximately 542 professional and 422 support members. 83.2% of the teachers hold a master degree or beyond. In addition to attending many workshops and conferences each year, every professional employee participates in various workshops and training activities through the Employee Development Program to enhance their particular skills. Members of our professional staff are resource persons for state, national and international conferences, adjunct college professors and published writers and researchers.

Public Schools in East Penn SD (11)

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