Bethlehem Area School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Hanover, Fountain Hill and Freemansburg.
At a glance
12,717Students enrolled
22Schools
5Towns served
$18,980Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs PA
Math proficiency31%
State average 37.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.5%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,980
per student each year · 13% below the PA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
12,979’20
13,022’21
12,939’22
12,825’23
12,717’24
Students
Hispanic · 47%5,988
White · 37%4,713
Black · 11%1,421
Asian · 3%367
Two or more races · 1%178
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%28
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools22 in district
Spring Garden El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 532 students · Bethlehem
A-PublicFountain Hill El SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 530 students · Bethlehem
C-PublicDonegan El SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 467 students · Bethlehem
C-PublicGovernor Wolf El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 432 students · Bethlehem
APublicClearview El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 384 students · Bethlehem
BPublicFarmersville El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 357 students · Easton
A-PublicLincoln El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 355 students · Bethlehem
B+PublicFreemansburg El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 328 students · Freemansburg
C-PublicMiller Heights El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 328 students · Bethlehem
APublicAsa Packer El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 314 students · Bethlehem
APublicMarvine El SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 265 students · Bethlehem
B+PublicJames Buchanan El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 253 students · Bethlehem
C+PublicWilliam Penn El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 242 students · Bethlehem
B-PublicThomas Jefferson El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 238 students · Bethlehem
C+PublicCalypso El SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 222 students · Bethlehem
BPublicHanover El SchElementary · Grades K–5 · 205 students · Bethlehem
A+PublicEast Hills MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 966 students · Bethlehem
B-PublicNitschmann MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 731 students · Bethlehem
CPublicNortheast MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 715 students · Bethlehem
CPublicBroughal MSMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 520 students · Bethlehem
C-PublicLiberty HSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,541 students · Bethlehem
C-PublicFreedom HSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,792 students · Bethlehem
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.