Hazleton Area School District

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Hazleton Area School District
Map of Luzerne County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Location of Hazleton Area School District in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Address
1515 West 23rd Street
Hazleton
, Luzerne County , Pennsylvania , 18202
United States
District information
Type Public
Schools13, including Hazleton Area High School
Budget$204.164 million
NCES District ID 4211700 [1]
Students and staff
Students12,609 (2023-24)
Teachers751.00 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio16.79
District mascotCougars
ColorsRed, silver, and white    
Other information
Website Hazleton Area School District

Hazleton Area School District is a large, rural public school district in Pennsylvania, stretching across portions of Luzerne, Schuylkill, and Carbon Counties. Its headquarters are in Hazle Township. [2] Students in grade nine through 12 attend Hazleton Area High School.

Contents

The large district is centered on the city of Hazleton and serves the surrounding Luzerne County municipalities of Freeland, Jeddo, Foster Township, Butler Township, Conyngham, West Hazleton, Hazle Township, Drums, Sugarloaf Township, and Black Creek Township. In Schuylkill County, the district encompasses Kline Township, North Union Township, and East Union Township, plus the borough of McAdoo. Beaver Meadows and Banks Township in Carbon County are also within district boundaries. The Hazleton Area School District encompasses approximately 250 square miles (650 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 70,042. By 2010, the district's population increased to 72,862 people. [3] The educational attainment levels for the Hazleton Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 83.8% high school graduates and 15.2% college graduates. [4] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 66.1% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [5] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. [6] In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 135 students in the Hazleton Area School District were homeless. [7]

In 2009, the Hazleton Area School District resident's per capita income was $18,055, while the median family income was $42,206. [8] In Luzerne County, the median household income was $44,402. [9]

By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. [10] In 2014, the median household income in the United States was $53,700. [11]

Hazleton Area School District operates ten schools: Arthur Street (K-2), Arthur Street Elementary School Annex (PreK-2), Maple Manor Elementary-Middle School (3-8), McAdoo-Kelayres Elementary School (K-8), Drums Elementary-Middle School (K-8), Freeland Elementary-Middle School (K-8), Heights Elementary-Middle School (K-8), Valley Elementary-Middle School (K-8), West Hazleton Elementary-Middle Schools (K-8); and Hazleton Elementary-Middle School (K-6). Students culminate their schooling with grades 9 through 12 at the Hazleton Area High School, or Academy of Science building.

As of the 2023-24 school year, the Hazleton Area School District had 12,609 students and 751 faculty members for a student–teacher ratio of 16.79, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. [12]

History

Hazleton Area High School in Hazle Township in June 2018 Hazleton Area High School exterior.jpg
Hazleton Area High School in Hazle Township in June 2018

Hazleton Area High School was created on September 2, 1992. The Hazleton Area School district consists of various high schools, such as Freeland, West Hazleton, and Hazleton. It first began when the school athletics combined to create one team, the Hazleton Area Cougars. Since 1992, The Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics school has opened, in 2013. Also, with innovative ways to improve education, the Career Center has evolved, with regular college prep courses available to take inside the Career Center, rather than walking to the High School as often. The combine has improved academic success, which was the main reason to do so. Historically, the combine was known across the state instantly.

In the 1992-1993 basketball season, the Hazleton Area Cougars made a State tournament final run. This athletic success in Hazleton Area in the first year, as students from all the previous High Schools came together. 26 years later, the Boys 2017–2018 season has made the same noise as they reached the Final Four in the State Tournament. [13]

In 1999, the newly elected Lou Barletta had a vision of Hazleton, advertising Hazleton on poster boards in New York City and Philadelphia, which increased the resident population. Due to the population change, ever since 2000, the class population grew to approximately 700-900 students per grade.

Extracurricular activities

The district offers a variety of clubs, activities and sports.

Extracurricular sports include:

Notable alumni

Notes

1. ^a José graduated from Hazleton High School in 1961, before the period between 1966 and 1992 when most high schools closed. It is now known as Hazleton Area High School, created on September 2, 1992.

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References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hazleton Ara School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ "Locate Us." Hazleton Area School District. Retrieved on July 18, 2016. "Hazleton Area School District Administration Building 1515 West 23rd Street Hazle Township, PA 18202"
  3. ↑ [US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011]
  4. ↑ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  5. ↑ "Poverty Guidelines".
  6. ↑ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  7. ↑ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  8. ↑ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010
  9. ↑ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
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  11. ↑ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". Washington Post.
  12. ↑ Hazleton Area School District at [[National Center for Education Statistics, retrieved January 3, 2025
  13. ↑ "20 Years Ago, HAHS first basketball team created a statewide buzz".
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