Pen Argyl Area School District

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Pen Argyl Area School District
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Location of Pen Argyl Area School District in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Address
1620 Teels Road
, Pennsylvania , 18072
United States
District information
Type Public
Established1899
SuperintendentWalter M. Schlegel, Jr.
SchoolsThree, including Pen Argyl Area High School
Budget$31.9 million
NCES District ID 4218570 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment1,450 (2021-22)
Faculty121.9 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio11.89
Athletic conference Colonial League
ColorsGreen and White   
Other information
Website www.penargylschooldistrict.org/penargyl/

Pen Argyl Area School District is a public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Pen Argyl and Wind Gap and Plainfield Township.

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As of the 2021–22 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 1,450 students between all three of its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. [2]

Students in grades nine through 12 attend Pen Argyl Area High School in Pen Argyl. Students in grades four through eight attend Wind Gap Middle School. Students in grades kindergarten through three attend Plainfield Elementary School.

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References

  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pen Argyl Area School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. "National Center for Education Statistics" . Retrieved 2017-06-06.

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