Bethlehem Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northampton

District Profile

1516 Sycamore St

Bethlehem, PA 18017-6099

Phone 610-861-0500

Fax 610-861-8107

Includes the municipalities of Bethlehem City, Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Fountain Hill Borough, Freemansburg Borough, Hanover Township.

Square Miles

42.10

Students Enrolled

13,636

Total Number of Schools:

22
  • Asa Packer El Sch (K-5)
  • Broughal MS (6,7-8)
  • Calypso El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Clearview El Sch (K-5)
  • Donegan El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • East Hills MS (6,7-8)
  • Farmersville El Sch (K-5)
  • Fountain Hill El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Freedom HS (9-12)
  • Freemansburg El Sch (K-5)
  • Governor Wolf El Sch (K-5)
  • Hanover El Sch (K-5)
  • James Buchanan El Sch (K-5)
  • Liberty HS (9-12)
  • Lincoln El Sch (K-5)
  • Marvine El Sch (PreK,K-5)
  • Miller Heights El Sch (K-5)
  • Nitschmann MS (6,7-8)
  • Northeast MS (6,7-8)
  • Spring Garden El Sch (K-5)
  • Thomas Jefferson El Sch (K-5)
  • William Penn El Sch (K-5)

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

Total Students

13,636

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
3.50%
Black
10.80%
Latino
40.60%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
2.20%
White
42.60%

Gender

Male
52.20%
Female
47.80%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.32%
English Learner
5.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$59,648.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $191,890,871.77 71.42%
State Revenues $71,397,548.99 26.57%
Federal $5,298,272.76 1.97%
Other $85,133.21 0.03%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$158,472,213.51
Property Values Within District
$195,300.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

81.19%

Rigorous Courses

52
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

75.12%
College/University
2.88%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 60.16% 44.38% N/A
Grade 4 53.11% 34.68% 64.94%
Grade 5 52.65% 39.62% N/A
Grade 6 54.82% 30.58% N/A
Grade 7 58.47% 29.07% N/A
Grade 8 60.12% 20.34% 45.89%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 51.80% 53.07% 66.18%

Staff

884

Teachers

45

Administrators

457

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

15:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Joseph Roy

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Michael Faccinetto
Board President
11 2017-2021 5
Shannon Patrick
Board Vice President
9 2017-2021
Winston Alozie
1 2020-2021
Dr. Dean Donaher
5 2019-2023
Craig Neiman
7 2019-2023
Karen Beck Pooley
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Emily Schenkel
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Dr. Kim Shively
1 2019-2023
Angela Sinkler
7 2017-2021

* 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.