Catasauqua SHS

Catasauqua SHS operates as an intimate four-year high school in Northampton, Pennsylvania, part of Catasauqua Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 467 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 738.

Catasauqua SHS is one of 3 schools operated by Catasauqua Area SD, a district that teaches 1,533 students overall.

Demographically, Catasauqua SHS shows that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 39% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Northampton County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Northampton County's rate of about 61%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Catasauqua SHS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Northampton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,184 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Catasauqua SHS is one of 60 public schools in Northampton County (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students).

The closest other public school is Northampton Area MS, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Catasauqua SHS ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.8%.

Catasauqua SHS operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Catasauqua SHS's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 467). The White share of enrollment contracted from 60% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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