Bangor Area School District
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Location of the Bangor Area School District in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
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123 Five Points Richmond Road Bangor, Pennsylvania, Northampton 18013 United States |
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| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Dr. Frank Leidich (Acting) [1] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 3474 pupils |
| • Kindergarten | 197 |
| • Grade 1 | 272 |
| • Grade 2 | 246 |
| • Grade 3 | 257 |
| • Grade 4 | 251 |
| • Grade 5 | 264 |
| • Grade 6 | 259 |
| • Grade 7 | 259 |
| • Grade 8 | 281 |
| • Grade 9 | 306 |
| • Grade 10 | 309 |
| • Grade 11 | 297 |
| • Grade 12 | 276 |
| • Other | Enrollment projected to decline to 3066 pupils by 2020 |
| Rival | Pen Argyl Area High School |
| Website | http://www.bangor.k12.pa.us/ |
The Bangor Area School District is a midsized, public school district located in Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It covers approximately 87 square miles (230 km2) serving the Boroughs of Bangor, East Bangor, Portland and Roseto and Upper Mount Bethel Township, Washington Township and most of Lower Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Bangor Area School District serves a resident population of 21,093. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $20,054, while the median family income: $51,347. Per school district officials, in school year 2007–08 the Bangor Area School District provided basic educational services to 3,595 pupils through the employment of 277 teachers, 202 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. The Bangor Area School District received more than $14.6 million in state funding in school year 2007–08.
Bangor Area School District was ranked 371st out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on five years of student academic performance based on the PSSAs for: reading, writing, math and three years of science.
In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Bangor Area School District, was in the 24th percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)
In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Bangor Area School District's rate was 89% for 2010.
According to traditional graduation rate calculations:
Bangor Area School District School Board has determined that a student must earn 28 credits in order to graduate, including: English 4 credits, Math 4 credits, Social Studies 4 credits, Science 3 credits, Health/Physical Education 3 credits, and Elective Courses 10 credits. A significant change in the Program of study begins with the Class of 2014. Fewer electives are permitted while 4 credits are required for science, a new technology requirement is added.
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