Lehighton Area SD
A public school district in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,114
- Students enrolled
- 198.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 318.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,076
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,114 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,361st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 232nd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,076 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 53% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lehighton Area SD spent $16,076 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,047 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,076 | $34.9 million | 2,171 |
| FY2022 | $15,143 | $33.1 million | 2,188 |
| FY2021 | $14,278 | $31.2 million | 2,187 |
| FY2020 | $14,347 | $34.0 million | 2,369 |
| FY2019 | $14,700 | $34.0 million | 2,310 |
| FY2018 | $14,543 | $34.1 million | 2,345 |
| FY2017 | $13,569 | $32.2 million | 2,376 |
| FY2016 | $13,126 | $30.9 million | 2,358 |
| FY2015 | $12,573 | $29.7 million | 2,365 |
| FY2014 | $12,466 | $29.5 million | 2,369 |
| FY2013 | $12,549 | $29.8 million | 2,373 |
| FY2012 | $11,868 | $27.9 million | 2,347 |
| FY2011 | $10,778 | $25.7 million | 2,389 |
| FY2010 | $10,653 | $26.2 million | 2,456 |
| FY2009 | $10,313 | $25.6 million | 2,483 |
| FY2008 | $10,161 | $26.1 million | 2,568 |
| FY2007 | $10,241 | $26.0 million | 2,535 |
| FY2006 | $9,792 | $24.2 million | 2,472 |
| FY2005 | $9,047 | $22.6 million | 2,500 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.0 million | 8.2% |
| State | $19.9 million | 40.7% |
| Local | $25.1 million | 51.1% |
| Total | $49.0 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lehighton Area Elementary Center | 1,005 |
| Lehighton Area High School | 630 |
| Lehighton Area MS | 478 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4213500
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved