School district · Pennsylvania

Northwestern Lehigh SD

Northwestern Lehigh SD in Pennsylvania: 4 public schools with 1,919 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,064 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,919
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,064
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)
149
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
274
PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.7

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%

59%proficient

−4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

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

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

53%proficient

+7.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

842 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
$14.0K15
$14.9K16
$15.8K17
$16.6K18
$17.8K19
$18.5K20
$18.5K21
$19.7K22
$20.8K23
$22.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
1.6% · $834K
State
29% · $15.5M
Local
69% · $36.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,573
Support services
$7,962
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.1M
Long-term debt
$51.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–539613.245%57%
K–542512.962%62%
6–844012.963%47%
9–1265812.8——

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
6493 Route 309, New Tripoli, PA 18066
Phone
(610)298-8661
Website