Palmerton Area SD
A public school district in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,637
- Students enrolled
- 142.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 256
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,184
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,637 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,315th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 305th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,184 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 60% 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
Palmerton Area SD spent $17,184 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,130 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 | $17,184 | $28.4 million | 1,651 |
| FY2022 | $16,623 | $27.8 million | 1,674 |
| FY2021 | $15,658 | $25.0 million | 1,594 |
| FY2020 | $13,663 | $24.0 million | 1,756 |
| FY2019 | $14,144 | $24.6 million | 1,741 |
| FY2018 | $13,201 | $22.6 million | 1,715 |
| FY2017 | $12,785 | $22.2 million | 1,740 |
| FY2016 | $12,359 | $21.7 million | 1,754 |
| FY2015 | $11,251 | $20.8 million | 1,845 |
| FY2014 | $10,256 | $19.0 million | 1,849 |
| FY2013 | $11,178 | $20.8 million | 1,857 |
| FY2012 | $9,791 | $18.0 million | 1,843 |
| FY2011 | $10,055 | $19.1 million | 1,896 |
| FY2010 | $9,864 | $19.1 million | 1,935 |
| FY2009 | $9,312 | $18.5 million | 1,986 |
| FY2008 | $8,937 | $17.8 million | 1,995 |
| FY2007 | $7,849 | $17.3 million | 2,204 |
| FY2006 | $8,518 | $17.0 million | 1,997 |
| FY2005 | $8,130 | $16.3 million | 2,002 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 5.1% |
| State | $14.6 million | 36.9% |
| Local | $23.0 million | 58.0% |
| Total | $39.7 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Palmerton Area High School | 478 |
| Palmerton Area JHS | 261 |
| Parkside Education Center | 150 |
| S S Palmer El School | 399 |
| Towamensing El School | 328 |
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
- 4218360
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