Wilson Area HS

Wilson Area HS is one of the medium-sized high schools in Easton, Pennsylvania, part of Wilson Area SD, with 709 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Wilson Area SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,091 students, Wilson Area HS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wilson Area HS shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Northampton County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilson Area HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

Around the school, census data for Northampton County shows median household income runs about $89,184, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Northampton County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,316 students), Wilson Area HS is one campus in the mix.

Wilson Borough El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilson Area HS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilson Area HS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wilson Area HS's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 715 (now 709). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 62% to 51%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.