Northern Lehigh SD
A public school district in Slatington, Pennsylvania, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,627
- Students enrolled
- 116.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 258.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,849
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,627 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,345th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 306th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 69% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,849 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 68% 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
Northern Lehigh SD spent $18,849 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,415 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 | $18,849 | $29.6 million | 1,573 |
| FY2022 | $18,532 | $28.3 million | 1,527 |
| FY2021 | $17,338 | $26.6 million | 1,537 |
| FY2020 | $16,999 | $26.4 million | 1,554 |
| FY2019 | $17,175 | $26.7 million | 1,552 |
| FY2018 | $16,339 | $25.6 million | 1,567 |
| FY2017 | $15,306 | $24.0 million | 1,569 |
| FY2016 | $14,598 | $23.4 million | 1,606 |
| FY2015 | $13,630 | $22.7 million | 1,668 |
| FY2014 | $12,780 | $21.7 million | 1,698 |
| FY2013 | $12,918 | $22.3 million | 1,729 |
| FY2012 | $11,780 | $21.1 million | 1,793 |
| FY2011 | $11,498 | $21.7 million | 1,885 |
| FY2010 | $10,727 | $20.8 million | 1,939 |
| FY2009 | $10,189 | $20.3 million | 1,990 |
| FY2008 | $9,714 | $20.0 million | 2,059 |
| FY2007 | $9,448 | $19.4 million | 2,056 |
| FY2006 | $9,247 | $18.9 million | 2,040 |
| FY2005 | $8,415 | $17.6 million | 2,094 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.7 million | 6.7% |
| State | $15.9 million | 39.0% |
| Local | $22.0 million | 54.2% |
| Total | $40.6 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Northern Lehigh MS | 238 |
| Northern Lehigh SHS | 502 |
| Peters El School | 389 |
| Slatington El School | 487 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4217670
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