Northampton Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northampton

District Profile

2014 Laubach Ave

Northampton, PA 18067-1357

Phone 610-262-7811

Fax 610-262-1150

Includes the municipalities of Allen Township, Bath Borough, Chapman Borough, East Allen Township, Lehigh Township, Moore Township, Northampton Borough.

Square Miles

97.13

Students Enrolled

5,544

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Colonel John Siegfried El Sch (K-5)
  • George Wolf El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Lehigh El Sch (K-5)
  • Moore El Sch (K-5)
  • Northampton Area HS (9-12)
  • Northampton Area MS (6,7-8)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

5,544

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.04%
Asian
0.94%
Black
2.92%
Latino
9.54%
Pacific Islander
0.05%
2 or More Races
2.02%
White
84.49%

Gender

Male
51.57%
Female
48.43%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.26%
English Learner
0.60%

Financials

Median Household Income

$67,321.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $72,220,850.46 68.36%
State Revenues $32,407,415.05 30.67%
Federal $969,651.62 0.91%
Other $36,565.00 0.03%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$58,383,265.79
Property Values Within District
$206,200.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.31%

Rigorous Courses

25
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.31%
College/University
3.04%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 66.76% 60.71% N/A
Grade 4 79.37% 60.85% 91.53%
Grade 5 71.07% 52.79% N/A
Grade 6 65.94% 36.41% N/A
Grade 7 64.18% 39.90% N/A
Grade 8 58.88% 30.24% 64.72%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 71.92% 70.71% 77.81%

Staff

330

Teachers

19

Administrators

211

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

17:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Joseph Kovalchik

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
James Chuss
Board President
8 2019-2023
John Becker
Board Vice President
7 2019-2023
Dr. Michael Baird
12 2019-2023
Kim Bretzik
2 2021-2025
Charles Frantz
10 2021-2025
David Gogel
20 2019-2023
Ross Makary
6 2021-2025

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Robert Mentzell
8 2019-2023
Douglas Vaughn
2 2021-2025

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.