Pennsylvania public high school · Northampton Area School District

Northampton Area High School

1619 Laubach Ave, Northampton, PA 18067. 62.4% of graduates (Class of 2023) enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report).

62.4%Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report) (Class of 2023)7.9 pts above Pennsylvania (median school) (54.5%)
88.4%4-year graduation rate (2024-25 Future Ready PA Index)4.0 pts below Pennsylvania (92.4%)
37.6%12th graders who took AP or IB (2024-25)
31.5%12th graders who took college courses (dual credit)
42.8%Students from low-income families
1,875Students enrolled (2024-25)

The path from Northampton Area

How Pennsylvania measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2023

    Enrolled in college 62.4%Military 4.7%Working in Pennsylvania 41.6%Other or not found 20.7%

    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 Northampton Area

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    Muhlenberg College6.3 mi83%$25,253$76,444
    Lehigh Carbon Community College6.4 mi37%$6,022$46,873
    Moravian University6.9 mi74%$35,264$66,967
    Cedar Crest College7.1 mi60%$23,513$61,250
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown7.7 mi63%$39,153$48,052
    Lehigh University8.1 mi85%$25,272$116,342

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Catasauqua Senior High School (1.7 mi, 56.1% to college) · Innovative Arts Academy Charter School (2.6 mi, 41.7% to college) · Whitehall High School (2.7 mi, 66.9% to college) · Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School (4.3 mi, 84.9% to college) · Parkland High School (4.4 mi, 75.7% to college)

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

Compared with the district and state

MeasureNorthampton AreaPennsylvania
Enrolled in college (graduates two years before the 2024-25 report)62.4%54.5% (median school)
Graduation rate88.4%92.4%
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Quick answers

What percent of Northampton Area High School graduates go to college?
62.4% of the Class of 2023 at Northampton Area High School 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 Northampton Area High School?
Northampton Area High School has a four-year graduation rate of 88.4%. Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, Future Ready PA Index data files, 2024-25.