District Profile

Overview:  The Parkland School District is located in a suburban-rural setting approximately 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 70 miles west of New York City in the semi-metropolitan region known as the Lehigh Valley. The regional population is approximately 600,000 including Allentown, the third largest city in Pennsylvania. The Lehigh Valley International Airport, Interstate 78 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike have attracted numerous industries and commercial businesses to the Lehigh Valley. With six major institutions of higher learning – DeSales University, Cedar Crest College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Moravian College, and Muhlenberg College – the Lehigh Valley maintains a strong commitment to educational excellence.

The 72 square miles of the Parkland School District encompass three townships – North Whitehall, South Whitehall and Upper Macungie – with a total population of approximately 50,000. 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.

SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT (2012-13) 

•  Parkland High School  -  3,153
•  Orefield Middle School   -  1,126
•  Springhouse Middle School  – 1,186
•  Cetronia Elementary School  -  522
•  Fogelsville Elementary School  – 503
•  Ironton Elementary School  – 407
•  Fred J. Jaindl            –          610
•  Kernsville Elementary School  -  466
• Kratzer Elementary School   -  375
• Parkway Manor Elementary School  -  493
• Schnecksville Elementary School  -  416

Total students K-12   9,257

DISTRICT PERSONNEL

• Teachers    600
• Paraprofessionals/Teaching Asst.    129
• Administrators      59
• Non-Instructional Employees    513

Total Personnel 1,301

DISTRICT NUMBERS

2012-13 School Budget – $137.7 million

2012-13 Teacher Starting Salary

• $48,671 Bachelor’s
•  $55,980 Master’s

STUDENT DATA

% Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch: 16.3%
% Receiving Special Education Services: 16%

% Receiving Gifted Education Services:   8%
Diversity of Student Body:  76% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% African American, 9% Asian/Pacific Islander, 1%   American Indian, Alaskan Native or Multi-Racial

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

SAT Results for the Class of 2012

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

Parkland offers 22 Advanced Placement (AP) courses as part of the high school curriculum.  In 2012, 89% of the 547 Parkland High School students taking AP tests achieved a score of three or higher which makes them
eligible to receive college credit for the equivalent course at one of more than 2900 colleges nationwide.

2011-12 PSSA TEST SCORES & COMPARISONS

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP TEST