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Whitehall-Coplay School District

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Whitehall-Coplay School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Whitehall-Coplay School District has 13.18 square miles of land area and 0.32 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Whitehall-Coplay School District population is 30,239. Whitehall-Coplay School District median household income is $55,954 in 2010-2014. Whitehall-Coplay School District median house value is $179,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Whitehall-Coplay School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (257 out of 496, bottom 48%) Elementary/Middle School: (254 out of 498, bottom 49%)* Rank: #258
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	30,239 (2010-2014), rank #111
Population Growth	0.85% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,240.76/sq mi, rank #66
Median Household Income:	$55,954 at 2010-2014—7.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #186
Median House Price:	$179,900 at 2010-2014—-2.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #130
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	13.18 sq mi, rank #426
Water Area:	0.32 sq mi (2.35%), rank #299
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lehigh County
City:	Whitehall, Stiles, Hokendauqua, Fullerton, Egypt, Cementon, Coplay
Zip:	18052, 18037
Area:	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

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Whitehall-Coplay School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2940 Macarthur Rd

Whitehall PA, 18052, Lehigh County

Phone: 610-439-1431

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,172	4,176	4,215	4,175	4,192	4,169	4,352
English Language Learner Students:	157	174	173	164	180	245	250
Total Teachers:	258.15	255.80	252.39	258.63	257.69	255.20	270.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	6.50	7.00	6.50	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	112.53	111.70	111.31	111.91	112.50	109.10	122.10
Secondary:	117.12	117.10	114.58	118.72	120.19	121.10	127.40
Ungraded:	22.00	20.00	20.00	21.00	18.00	18.00	14.00
Total Other Staff:	321.90	349.08	349.11	347.47	295.22	261.60	249.00
Instructional Aides:	77.00	79.00	79.00	84.00	83.00	63.00	61.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.70	3.70	4.95	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	6.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
District Administrators:	5.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	10.50	10.50
School Administrators:	10.20	10.20	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
School Administrative Support:	24.00	24.00	24.00	29.00	27.50	27.50	21.00
Student Support Services:	NA	15.18	13.16	12.47	10.22	8.60	7.50
Other Support Services:	176.00	181.00	181.00	172.00	123.50	111.00	110.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.16	16.33	16.70	16.14	16.27	16.34	16.09

Schools

Clarence M Gockley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	2932 Zephyr Blvd, Whitehall PA 18052
George D Steckel Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 3	2928 Zephyr Blvd, Whitehall PA 18052
Whitehall High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3800 Mechanicsville Rd, Whitehall PA 18052
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2930 Zephyr Blvd, Whitehall PA 18052
Zephyr Elementary School	Grade 4 to Grade 5	2934 Zephyr Blvd, Whitehall PA 18052

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	58%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.2%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	51.9%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	56.6%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.2%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.8%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	57.4%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	65.6%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.5%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.8%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.1%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.2%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.2%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.5%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44.9%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	51.1%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	48.5%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	53.9%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.5%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.8%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	84.2%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.8%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	92%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90.9%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.9%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.6%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.5%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.5%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.8%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.9%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.8%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69.4%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	76.8%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62.9%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64.9%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.7%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.2%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.2%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60.6%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	59.2%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50.1%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	62.6%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	61.6%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67.1%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.4%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.7%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.8%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.5%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.5%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	72.2%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.8%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72.4%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.7%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.4%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.1%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.2%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.1%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62.7%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.6%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.2%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.7%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.4%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.9%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.6%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.9%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.1%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.9%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	61.8%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	61.9%	72.7%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$54,366,000	$12,898		$54,589,000	$13,075		$53,449,000	$12,750
Federal:	$1,542,000	$366	2.8%	$3,123,000	$748	5.7%	$3,124,000	$745	5.8%
State:	$13,455,000	$3,192	24.7%	$12,943,000	$3,100	23.7%	$12,688,000	$3,027	23.7%
Local:	$39,369,000	$9,340	72.4%	$38,523,000	$9,227	70.6%	$37,637,000	$8,978	70.4%
Total Expenditures:	$55,276,000	$13,114		$54,465,000	$13,046		$54,498,000	$13,000
Total Current Expenditures:	$40,092,000	$9,512		$40,564,000	$9,716		$39,259,000	$9,365
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,127,000	$5,724	60.2%	$24,912,000	$5,967	61.4%	$24,119,000	$5,754	61.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,419,000	$1,048	11.0%	$4,097,000	$981	10.1%	$3,834,000	$915	9.8%
Administration:	$3,390,000	$804	8.5%	$3,425,000	$820	8.4%	$3,287,000	$784	8.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,156,000	$1,935	20.3%	$8,130,000	$1,947	20.0%	$8,019,000	$1,913	20.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,206,000	$1,235		$4,107,000	$984		$6,084,000	$1,451
Construction:	$4,698,000	$1,115		$3,231,000	$774		$5,149,000	$1,228
Total Other:	$1,073,000	$255		$1,100,000	$263		$1,115,000	$266
Interest on Debt:	$3,282,000	$779		$3,346,000	$801		$3,233,000	$771

Total Salary:	$25,304,000	$6,003		$26,039,000	$6,237		$25,291,000	$6,033
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,029,000	$4,040	67.3%	$17,898,000	$4,287	68.7%	$17,384,000	$4,147	68.7%
Other Salary:	$8,275,000	$1,963	32.7%	$8,141,000	$1,950	31.3%	$7,907,000	$1,886	31.3%
Total Benefit:	$9,351,000	$2,219		$8,602,000	$2,060		$7,522,000	$1,794
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,370,000	$1,511	68.1%	$5,917,000	$1,417	68.8%	$5,260,000	$1,255	69.9%
Other Benefit:	$2,981,000	$707	31.9%	$2,685,000	$643	31.2%	$2,262,000	$540	30.1%

* Whitehall-Coplay 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.