Pennsylvania public high school · Allentown City School District

Building 21 Allentown

265 Lehigh St, Allentown, PA 18102. 41.8% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

41.8%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)12.7 pts below Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
83.6%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)8.8 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
28%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
53.7%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
55.5%Students from low-income families
416Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Building 21 Allentown

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 41.8%Military 5.1%Working in Pennsylvania 55.7%Other or not found 24.1%

    Share of graduates from two years before the 2024-25 report (Class of 2023) who enrolled in higher education, as reported in the Future Ready PA Index. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.

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    What those choices lead to

    Pennsylvania does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Pennsylvania performs.

    College type in PennsylvaniaCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3045%$17,430$71,762$24,500
    Public 2-year and community colleges1628%$9,366$45,812$12,250
    Private nonprofit colleges7068%$25,740$66,572$26,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Pennsylvania colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Building 21 Allentown

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Muhlenberg College2.1 mi83%$25,253$76,444
    Cedar Crest College2.8 mi60%$23,513$61,250
    Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley4.4 mi18%$12,029$71,762
    Lehigh University4.7 mi85%$25,272$116,342
    Moravian University5.0 mi74%$35,264$66,967
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown5.3 mi63%$39,153$48,052

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Roberto Clemente Charter School (0.3 mi, 68.4% to college) · William Allen High School (1.3 mi, 35.3% to college) · Salisbury Senior High School (1.7 mi, 64.4% to college) · Executive Education Academy Charter School (1.9 mi, 66.3% to college) · Louis E Dieruff High School (2.1 mi, 41.3% to college)

Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Allentown City School District's attendance zone for an address.

Compared with the district and state

MeasureBuilding 21 AllentownAllentown City School DistrictPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)41.8%39.5%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate83.6%—92.4%

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Quick answers

What percent of Building 21 Allentown graduates go to college?
41.8% of the Class of 2023 at Building 21 Allentown enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report), compared with 54.5% for the median school in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.
What is the graduation rate at Building 21 Allentown?
Building 21 Allentown has a four-year graduation rate of 83.6%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.