School district · Pennsylvania

Allentown City SD

Allentown City SD in Pennsylvania: 23 public schools with 16,674 students and 15.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,503 per student in FY2024.

Schools
23
Students
16,674
Students per teacher
15.8
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,503
PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,053
Counselors (FTE)
51.0
Students per counselor
327
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.6
Librarians (FTE): 16.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

17%proficient

−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

5,938 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

15%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

5,920 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.4K15
$15.0K16
$15.9K17
$17.5K18
$17.6K19
$18.0K20
$18.6K21
$19.4K22
$21.9K23
$23.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $87.4M
State
56% · $279.3M
Local
27% · $134.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,011
Support services
$5,740
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$19.9M
Long-term debt
$185.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–580716.213%18%
Central El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–569413.911%18%
Hiram W Dodd El SchFree meals for all
K–562715.827%32%
Pre-K–K21212.8——
Jefferson El SchFree meals for all
K–552214.718%16%
Lehigh Parkway El SchFree meals for all
K–527615.349%55%
Luis A. Ramos El SchFree meals for all
K–569516.319%23%
Mosser El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–555114.316%19%
Muhlenberg El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–560619.423%22%
Ritter El SchFree meals for all
K–546316.818%17%
Roosevelt El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–563115.618%21%
Pre-K–K12513.4——
Sheridan El SchFree meals for all
1–559116.412%18%
Pre-K–511216.2——
Union Terrace El SchFree meals for all
Pre-K–567416.222%27%
1–536214.112%16%
Francis D Raub MSFree meals for all
6–887614.813%5.8%
Harrison-Morton MSFree meals for all
6–870413.515%7.5%
South Mountain MSFree meals for all
6–897213.719%11%
Trexler MSFree meals for all
6–877114.014%3.6%
Building 21 AllentownFree meals for all
9–1241516.0——
Louis E Dieruff HSFree meals for all
9–121,91416.6——
William Allen HSFree meals for all
9–123,07420.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
31 S Penn Street, Allentown, PA 18105
Phone
(484)765-4000
Website