Nazareth Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northampton

District Profile

1 Education Plz

Nazareth, PA 18064-2397

Phone 610-759-1170

Fax 610-759-9637

Includes the municipalities of Bushkill Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Nazareth Borough, Palmer Township, Stockertown Borough, Tatamy Borough, Upper Nazareth Township.

Square Miles

49.20

Students Enrolled

4,724

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch (K-3)
  • Lower Nazareth El Sch (K-3)
  • Nazareth Area HS (9-12)
  • Nazareth Area Intermediate Sch (4-6)
  • Nazareth Area MS (7-8)
  • Shafer El Sch (K-3)

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

Total Students

4,724

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
4.10%
Black
1.60%
Latino
6.30%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
2.60%
White
85.10%

Gender

Male
52.00%
Female
48.00%

Other Statistics

Special Education
12.81%
English Learner
1.00%

Financials

Median Household Income

$79,769.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $64,524,480.02 73.55%
State Revenues $21,993,787.22 25.07%
Federal $564,248.04 0.64%
Other $641,025.34 0.73%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$53,663,261.43
Property Values Within District
$258,100.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

94.59%

Rigorous Courses

21
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

88.44%
College/University
1.61%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 79.14% 69.43% N/A
Grade 4 77.37% 50.00% 90.78%
Grade 5 75.74% 54.99% N/A
Grade 6 82.22% 61.63% N/A
Grade 7 74.09% 61.41% N/A
Grade 8 80.27% 47.20% 73.26%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 86.00% 83.81% 86.61%

Staff

293

Teachers

17

Administrators

184

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

16:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Dennis Riker

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Dr. Linda Stubits
Board President
10 2017-2021
Joseph Vasko
Board Vice President
6 2019-2023
Kenneth Butz
17 2019-2023
Denise Glaros
3 2017-2021
Melissa Kalinoski
5 2017-2021
Gregory Leh
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Jodi Mammana
3 2017-2021
Dr. Adam McGlynn
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Kathryn Roberts
2 2019-2023

* 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.