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Pen Argyl Area School District

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Pen Argyl Area School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Pen Argyl Area School District has 27.44 square miles of land area and 0.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pen Argyl Area School District population is 12,441. Pen Argyl Area School District median household income is $55,516 in 2010-2014. Pen Argyl Area School District median house value is $183,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Pen Argyl Area School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (216 out of 496, top 44%) Elementary/Middle School: (197 out of 498, top 40%)* Rank: #200
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	12,441 (2010-2014), rank #320
Population Growth	-1.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	448.49/sq mi, rank #210
Median Household Income:	$55,516 at 2010-2014—-2.31% increase since 2005-2009, rank #194
Median House Price:	$183,300 at 2010-2014—-6.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #125
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	27.44 sq mi, rank #355
Water Area:	0.30 sq mi (1.09%), rank #306
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Northampton County
City:	Wind Gap, Easton, Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Belfast
Zip:	18091, 18040, 18064, 18072
Area:	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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Pen Argyl Area School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1620 Teels Rd

Pen Argyl PA, 18072, Northampton County

Phone: 610-863-3191

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,682	1,734	1,774	1,814	1,849	1,880	1,924
English Language Learner Students:	15	15	12	11	19	24	21
Total Teachers:	116.69	117.10	120.73	121.66	124.60	123.70	123.80
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	6.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.50	4.00
Elementary:	49.74	50.74	51.53	51.68	53.50	53.40	52.40
Secondary:	56.54	56.24	60.37	59.67	59.15	60.70	61.40
Ungraded:	4.41	4.12	3.83	4.31	6.95	5.10	6.00
Total Other Staff:	69.00	81.40	82.10	84.17	80.90	80.20	78.20
Instructional Aides:	20.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	3.00	3.00	2.70	2.70	2.70	2.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	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:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.50	7.50
School Administrators:	5.00	4.00	4.90	4.90	4.90	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.50	6.50	6.50
Student Support Services:	NA	4.40	4.20	3.57	3.80	4.50	2.50
Other Support Services:	16.00	42.00	42.00	45.00	41.00	40.00	40.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.41	14.81	14.69	14.91	14.84	15.20	15.54

Schools

Pen Argyl Area High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	501 West Laurel Ave, Pen Argyl PA 18072
Plainfield Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	539 School Rd, Nazareth PA 18064
Wind Gap Middle School	Grade 4 to Grade 8	1620 Teels Rd, Pen Argyl PA 18072

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.9%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	44.4%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	39.3%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.5%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.4%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.5%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.4%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.4%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	48.7%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.6%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.6%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.6%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.7%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.4%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64.5%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.7%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.1%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.8%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.4%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	36.9%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	40.6%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	68.5%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.2%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.6%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.4%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	83.8%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.1%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.9%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	74.3%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.1%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.8%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.4%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.3%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.8%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.6%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.8%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.6%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.2%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.8%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.9%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.2%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.3%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.7%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.7%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.1%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.8%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.4%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	51.3%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.8%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.2%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.3%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.2%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.4%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.4%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	65.1%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69.2%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.8%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.8%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.7%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94.1%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	69.1%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80.3%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.1%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78.9%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.6%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74.4%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.5%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.4%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.5%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.1%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.4%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91.9%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.3%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.4%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.1%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	52.8%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.6%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.2%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	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:	$25,662,000	$14,466		$26,118,000	$14,398		$25,182,000	$13,619
Federal:	$629,000	$355	2.5%	$1,464,000	$807	5.6%	$1,203,000	$651	4.8%
State:	$8,283,000	$4,669	32.3%	$8,031,000	$4,427	30.7%	$7,968,000	$4,309	31.6%
Local:	$16,750,000	$9,442	65.3%	$16,623,000	$9,164	63.6%	$16,011,000	$8,659	63.6%
Total Expenditures:	$22,854,000	$12,883		$23,183,000	$12,780		$22,411,000	$12,121
Total Current Expenditures:	$20,483,000	$11,546		$20,599,000	$11,356		$20,070,000	$10,855
Instructional Expenditures:	$11,799,000	$6,651	57.6%	$11,939,000	$6,582	58.0%	$11,432,000	$6,183	57.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,899,000	$1,070	9.3%	$1,859,000	$1,025	9.0%	$1,862,000	$1,007	9.3%
Administration:	$2,818,000	$1,589	13.8%	$2,788,000	$1,537	13.5%	$2,705,000	$1,463	13.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,967,000	$2,236	19.4%	$4,013,000	$2,212	19.5%	$4,071,000	$2,202	20.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$195,000	$110		$591,000	$326		$308,000	$167
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$277,000	$156		$286,000	$158		$297,000	$161
Interest on Debt:	$111,000	$63		$142,000	$78		$100,000	$54

Total Salary:	$11,413,000	$6,433		$11,614,000	$6,402		$11,544,000	$6,243
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$7,642,000	$4,308	67.0%	$7,811,000	$4,306	67.3%	$7,712,000	$4,171	66.8%
Other Salary:	$3,771,000	$2,126	33.0%	$3,803,000	$2,096	32.7%	$3,832,000	$2,072	33.2%
Total Benefit:	$5,088,000	$2,868		$4,851,000	$2,674		$4,522,000	$2,446
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,602,000	$2,030	70.8%	$3,450,000	$1,902	71.1%	$3,205,000	$1,733	70.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,486,000	$838	29.2%	$1,401,000	$772	28.9%	$1,317,000	$712	29.1%

* Pen Argyl Area School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.