School district · Pennsylvania

Lehighton Area SD

Lehighton Area SD in Pennsylvania: 3 public schools with 2,113 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,900 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
2,113
Students per teacher
10.6
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,900
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)
199
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
423
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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
$13.3K15
$13.8K16
$14.3K17
$15.3K18
$15.7K19
$15.0K20
$15.9K21
$16.5K22
$17.3K23
$19.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.5% · $4.9M
State
41% · $21.2M
Local
50% · $25.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,379
Support services
$5,885
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$448K
Long-term debt
$48.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–51,00514.2
6–847811.0
9–126307.5

Sources

Address
1000 Union St, Lehighton, PA 18235
Phone
(610)377-4490
Website