At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
12,769
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
22
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$18,515
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$11,358
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 13,022
- Teachers (FTE)
- 952.1
- Student–teacher ratio
- 13.7:1
What current records say about Bethlehem Area SD
Bethlehem Area SD operates 22 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. NCES reports 12,769 students and 991.2 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Pennsylvania agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 9 of 499 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $18,515 in current expenditure per pupil and $11,358 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 220 of 498 in Pennsylvania. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 7.3%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 20%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 991.2
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $240,201,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Bethlehem Area SD
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.6331, -75.3604
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White37%
- Hispanic47.1%
- Black11.2%
- Asian2.9%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial1.4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Bethlehem Area SD
22 current directory entries
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Showing 1–22 of 22 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Packer El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 314 | 11.7:1 | |
| Broughal MS | Middle06–08 | 520 | 11.6:1 | |
| Calypso El Sch | ElementaryPK–05 | 222 | 13:1 | |
| Clearview El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 384 | 12.6:1 | |
| Donegan El Sch | ElementaryPK–05 | 467 | 10.6:1 | |
| East Hills MS | Middle06–08 | 966 | 13.3:1 | |
| Farmersville El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 357 | 12.6:1 | |
| Fountain Hill El Sch | ElementaryPK–05 | 530 | 11.6:1 | |
| Freedom HS | High09–12 | 1,792 | 16.5:1 | |
| Freemansburg El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 328 | 10.9:1 | |
| Governor Wolf El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 432 | 12.7:1 | |
| Hanover El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 205 | 12.3:1 | |
| James Buchanan El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 253 | 12.1:1 | |
| Liberty HS | High09–12 | 2,541 | 16:1 | |
| Lincoln El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 355 | 13.2:1 | |
| Marvine El Sch | ElementaryPK–05 | 265 | 10.2:1 | |
| Miller Heights El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 328 | 12.5:1 | |
| Nitschmann MS | Middle06–08 | 731 | 13.2:1 | |
| Northeast MS | Middle06–08 | 715 | 12.1:1 | |
| Spring Garden El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 532 | 13:1 | |
| Thomas Jefferson El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 238 | 11.1:1 | |
| William Penn El Sch | ElementaryKG–05 | 242 | 11.5:1 |