📍 501 East Center Street, Nazareth, Northampton County, 18064
Nazareth Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nazareth, Northampton County. The school has 1,594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nazareth Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. 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.
Nazareth Area HS enrolls 1,594 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 99.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,262 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 9% |
| Asian | 101 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 1,594 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Nazareth Area HS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 40, state house district 137.
Nazareth Area HS is one of 6 schools in Nazareth Area SD, based in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,885 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,594 students, Nazareth Area HS is larger than the district average of about 814 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large