Total enrollment
16,674
+591 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Allentown City SD
Pennsylvania · 16,674 students · 1 city
Allentown City SD reports 23 public K-12 schools to NCES, with combined enrollment of roughly 16,674 Pennsylvania students (16 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Allentown City SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
+2 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Allentown City SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #350 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,674 | #4 of 479 | #490 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #3 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #461 of 478 | #6,385 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #137 of 378 | #3,729 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Allentown City SD
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Lehigh Parkway Elementary School at 52.8% proficient to Francis D Raub Middle School at 10.7%, a gap of 42.1 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 15,547 to 15,630 students (up 1%) and from 936 to 974 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Allentown City SD
Allentown City SD is a thinly populated public-school district in Pennsylvania. The district runs 23 schools and educates approximately 16,674 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Allentown City SD consists of 16 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Allentown City SD runs about 725 students per school, 27% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 569.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,674 students, rose 4% from the 16,083 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Allentown City SD opened 2 schools, going from 21 to 23.
On allk12, the community for Allentown City SD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.