📍 1 Indian Lane, Lehighton, Carbon County, 18235
Lehighton Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lehighton, Carbon County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lehighton Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lehighton Area HS enrolls 660 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 581 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 660 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lehighton Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
Lehighton Area HS is one of 3 schools in Lehighton Area SD, based in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,114 students district-wide and employs 188 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, Lehighton Area HS is close to the district average of about 705 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe