The 72 square miles of the Parkland School District encompass three townships – North Whitehall, South Whitehall and Upper Macungie – with a total population of 46,000. The district’s wide socio-economic range results from its bordering the city of Allentown on the southeast and extending to farmlands at the western and northern extremities. The cultural advantages of the city and the residential advantages of the suburban-rural lifestyle are readily available to Parkland residents.
2009-2010 Facts and Figures:
Budget: $131 million
Student Enrollment: 9345 (September 2009)
Building Enrollment:
- Elementary (7 schools) 3903
- Middle Schools (2 schools) 2222
- High School 3220
Staff: Total Personnel 1530
- Teachers 640
- Paraprofessionals/ Teaching Assistants 130
- Administrators 60
- Non-instructional Employees 700
2008- 09 Performance Profile:
SAT Critical Reading
- National Average: 501
- State Average: 493
- Parkland Average: 540
SAT Math
- National Average: 515
- State Average: 501
- Parkland Average: 541
SAT Writing
- National Average: 493
- State Average: 483
- Parkland Average: 524
National Merit Semi-Finalists – Class of 2010: 5
National Merit Commended Students – Class of 2010: 16
Students receiving Gifted Education Services: 8%
Students receiving Special Education Services: 16.7%
Diversity of Student Body: 81.5% White, 6.2% Hispanic, 3.8% African American, 8.1% Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.4%Native American
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