Emmaus HS

Emmaus HS is a high school of high-enrollment scale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, operated by East Penn SD, teacheing 2,842 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 285% larger than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 738 students.

East Penn SD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 7,815 students; Emmaus HS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Emmaus HS records that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Emmaus HS has 181 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Lehigh County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Emmaus HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.4%; this one delivers 62.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lehigh County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,079 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lehigh County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,984 students), of which Emmaus HS is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson El Sch, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Emmaus HS comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Emmaus HS has expanded 3%, going from 2,754 students in 2018 to 2,842 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 77% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.