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Catasauqua Area School District

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Catasauqua Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Catasauqua Area School District has 6.21 square miles of land area and 0.09 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Catasauqua Area School District population is 11,022. Catasauqua Area School District median household income is $51,532 in 2010-2014. Catasauqua Area School District median house value is $156,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Catasauqua Area School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (204 out of 496, top 41%) Elementary/Middle School: (377 out of 498, bottom 24%)* Rank: #290
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	11,022 (2010-2014), rank #341
Population Growth	-2.59% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,747.83/sq mi, rank #85
Median Household Income:	$51,532 at 2010-2014—-3.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #242
Median House Price:	$156,600 at 2010-2014—8.90% increase since 2005-2009, rank #197
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	6.21 sq mi, rank #461
Water Area:	0.09 sq mi (1.46%), rank #395
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Northampton County, Lehigh County
City:	North Catasauqua, Allentown
Zip:	18032, 18109
Area:	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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Catasauqua Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

201 North 14th St

Catasauqua PA, 18032, Lehigh County

Phone: 610-264-5571

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,518	1,486	1,526	1,566	1,615	1,608	1,664
English Language Learner Students:	17	17	25	25	38	35	40
Total Teachers:	90.20	96.00	100.00	121.00	123.00	119.90	120.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	38.16	39.96	39.96	57.88	58.97	57.90	55.00
Secondary:	41.11	44.69	45.84	58.64	59.73	57.60	61.10
Ungraded:	7.93	8.35	11.20	1.48	1.30	1.40	1.40
Total Other Staff:	100.70	113.40	115.00	131.00	125.50	132.50	131.50
Instructional Aides:	18.00	13.00	13.00	22.00	25.00	30.00	28.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.40	4.40	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.90	2.90	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.80	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	12.50
School Administrators:	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.50	6.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	NA	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.00	7.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	51.00	56.00	56.00	63.00	54.50	55.50	57.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.83	15.48	15.26	12.94	13.13	13.41	13.81

Schools

Catasauqua Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	850 Pine St, Catasauqua PA 18032
Catasauqua Shs	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2500 West Bullshead Rd, Northampton PA 18067
Francis H Sheckler Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	251 North 14th St, Catasauqua PA 18032

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.7%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	47.1%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	54.5%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.4%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	59.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	49.2%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.7%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	69%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.9%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.2%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.3%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	27.8%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.2%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.5%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.9%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.7%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.3%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.5%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	95.9%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.8%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.7%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75.8%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.4%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.6%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.6%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.7%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79.8%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.6%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.3%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.8%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.1%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	57.5%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.6%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	49.1%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.1%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.8%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.4%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.3%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	58.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.9%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	50%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.1%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.7%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	49.6%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.6%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.1%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.1%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70.1%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	48.6%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	61.9%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.8%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.1%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61.7%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.6%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.9%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.1%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	53.2%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.1%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.9%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.6%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.3%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.4%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	53.1%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	74.8%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	86%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	57.4%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$25,460,000	$16,684		$26,698,000	$17,049		$26,203,000	$16,225
Federal:	$673,000	$441	2.6%	$1,405,000	$897	5.3%	$1,262,000	$781	4.8%
State:	$7,127,000	$4,670	28.0%	$7,342,000	$4,688	27.5%	$6,874,000	$4,256	26.2%
Local:	$17,660,000	$11,573	69.4%	$17,951,000	$11,463	67.2%	$18,067,000	$11,187	69.0%
Total Expenditures:	$24,256,000	$15,895		$29,002,000	$18,520		$29,446,000	$18,233
Total Current Expenditures:	$19,032,000	$12,472		$20,569,000	$13,135		$19,752,000	$12,230
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,564,000	$7,578	60.8%	$13,018,000	$8,313	63.3%	$12,349,000	$7,646	62.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,009,000	$1,317	10.6%	$2,187,000	$1,397	10.6%	$2,184,000	$1,352	11.1%
Administration:	$2,170,000	$1,422	11.4%	$2,066,000	$1,319	10.0%	$1,985,000	$1,229	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,289,000	$2,155	17.3%	$3,298,000	$2,106	16.0%	$3,234,000	$2,002	16.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$597,000	$391		$4,639,000	$2,962		$4,764,000	$2,950
Construction:	$585,000	$383		$4,558,000	$2,911		$4,644,000	$2,876
Total Other:	$223,000	$146		$238,000	$152		$238,000	$147
Interest on Debt:	$2,045,000	$1,340		$1,365,000	$872		$2,422,000	$1,500

Total Salary:	$11,630,000	$7,621		$13,198,000	$8,428		$12,900,000	$7,988
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,856,000	$5,148	67.5%	$9,229,000	$5,893	69.9%	$9,071,000	$5,617	70.3%
Other Salary:	$3,774,000	$2,473	32.5%	$3,969,000	$2,534	30.1%	$3,829,000	$2,371	29.7%
Total Benefit:	$5,177,000	$3,393		$5,043,000	$3,220		$4,348,000	$2,692
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,476,000	$2,278	67.1%	$3,444,000	$2,199	68.3%	$2,949,000	$1,826	67.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,701,000	$1,115	32.9%	$1,599,000	$1,021	31.7%	$1,399,000	$866	32.2%

* Catasauqua Area School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.