Northern Lehigh SHS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 502 students
Palmerton Area HS
3525 Fireline Rd, Palmerton, PA 18071
Grades
9–12
High
Students
478
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Palmerton Area SD
Carbon County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Palmerton Area HS
Palmerton Area HS is a public high school in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Palmerton Area SD. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Carbon County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 478 students were enrolled, with about 11.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 478 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 3
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Palmerton Area SD
- County
- Carbon County
- NCES school ID
- 421836004734
Schools near Palmerton Area HS
All 5 schools in Palmerton →
Lehighton Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 630 students
Jim Thorpe Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 490 students
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 375 students
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 22 students
Northampton Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,866 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.