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Northern Lehigh School District

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Northern Lehigh School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Northern Lehigh School District has 25.60 square miles of land area and 0.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Northern Lehigh School District population is 12,998. Northern Lehigh School District median household income is $58,750 in 2010-2014. Northern Lehigh School District median house value is $166,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Northern Lehigh School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (226 out of 496, top 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (359 out of 498, bottom 28%)* Rank: #294
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	12,998 (2010-2014), rank #311
Population Growth	-3.97% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	501.18/sq mi, rank #194
Median Household Income:	$58,750 at 2010-2014—17.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #161
Median House Price:	$166,900 at 2010-2014—0.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #169
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	25.60 sq mi, rank #363
Water Area:	0.33 sq mi (1.28%), rank #294
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Northampton County, Lehigh County
City:	Walnutport, Slatington, Schnecksville, Slatedale
Zip:	18088, 18080, 18078, 18079
Area:	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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Northern Lehigh School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1201 Shadow Oaks Ln

Slatington PA, 18080, Lehigh County

Phone: 610-767-9800

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,698	1,729	1,793	1,885	1,939	1,990	2,059
English Language Learner Students:	8	7	10	12	20	25	29
Total Teachers:	118.84	124.00	127.00	140.84	137.84	136.10	137.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	6.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary:	43.92	48.50	50.50	56.25	54.25	53.80	56.00
Secondary:	57.62	57.74	57.74	67.42	66.42	65.90	67.60
Ungraded:	11.30	10.76	10.76	9.17	9.17	8.40	6.10
Total Other Staff:	103.16	127.00	128.00	138.16	141.16	144.30	141.30
Instructional Aides:	22.00	28.00	28.00	32.00	38.00	41.00	38.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.16	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	2.92	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.16	5.24	5.30	6.30
School Administrative Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	NA	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	50.00	60.00	60.00	63.00	60.00	61.00	61.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.29	13.94	14.12	13.38	14.07	14.62	14.95

Schools

Northern Lehigh Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	600 Diamond St, Slatington PA 18080
Northern Lehigh Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Bulldog Ln, Slatington PA 18080
Peters Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	4055 Friedens Rd, Slatington PA 18080
Slatington Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	1201 Shadow Oaks Ln, Slatington PA 18080

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	40.3%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	42.7%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	37.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.4%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.2%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.8%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	58.1%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	57.6%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.7%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.4%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.2%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	37.7%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	41.2%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.6%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	64.5%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.4%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.2%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	78.5%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.7%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.5%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.1%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.4%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.7%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.8%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.5%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	79.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.2%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.5%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.2%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.3%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.8%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79.7%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.3%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.8%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.4%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.8%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.4%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.4%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.8%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	75.9%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.3%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.3%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.5%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70.4%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.4%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.3%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.3%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.3%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.4%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.2%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.1%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.7%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.8%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.6%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.3%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	75.1%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$28,804,000	$16,065		$29,981,000	$15,905		$28,792,000	$14,849
Federal:	$889,000	$496	3.1%	$2,275,000	$1,207	7.6%	$1,736,000	$895	6.0%
State:	$10,854,000	$6,054	37.7%	$10,895,000	$5,780	36.3%	$10,442,000	$5,385	36.3%
Local:	$17,061,000	$9,515	59.2%	$16,811,000	$8,918	56.1%	$16,614,000	$8,568	57.7%
Total Expenditures:	$32,437,000	$18,091		$40,057,000	$21,250		$27,183,000	$14,019
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,121,000	$11,780		$21,674,000	$11,498		$20,800,000	$10,727
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,816,000	$7,148	60.7%	$13,510,000	$7,167	62.3%	$12,991,000	$6,700	62.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,450,000	$809	6.9%	$1,541,000	$818	7.1%	$1,414,000	$729	6.8%
Administration:	$2,320,000	$1,294	11.0%	$2,356,000	$1,250	10.9%	$2,262,000	$1,167	10.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,535,000	$2,529	21.5%	$4,267,000	$2,264	19.7%	$4,133,000	$2,132	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,598,000	$3,680		$14,304,000	$7,588		$2,776,000	$1,432
Construction:	$5,770,000	$3,218		$14,092,000	$7,476		$2,559,000	$1,320
Total Other:	$329,000	$183		$384,000	$204		$390,000	$201
Interest on Debt:	$981,000	$547		$668,000	$354		$449,000	$232

Total Salary:	$12,729,000	$7,099		$13,593,000	$7,211		$12,969,000	$6,688
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,017,000	$5,029	70.8%	$9,676,000	$5,133	71.2%	$9,238,000	$4,764	71.2%
Other Salary:	$3,712,000	$2,070	29.2%	$3,917,000	$2,078	28.8%	$3,731,000	$1,924	28.8%
Total Benefit:	$4,724,000	$2,635		$4,470,000	$2,371		$4,011,000	$2,069
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,191,000	$1,780	67.5%	$3,032,000	$1,608	67.8%	$2,739,000	$1,413	68.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,533,000	$855	32.5%	$1,438,000	$763	32.2%	$1,272,000	$656	31.7%

* Northern Lehigh School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.