Louis E. Dieruff High School
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815 North Irving Street Allentown, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County 18109-1894 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′18″N 75°26′24″W / 40.62167°N 75.44°WCoordinates: 40°37′18″N 75°26′24″W / 40.62167°N 75.44°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Allentown School District |
| Superintendent | C. Russell Mayo, Ed.D (contract 2012-2017) $170,000 (2012) |
| School number | (484) 765-5501 |
| Principal | Susan Bocian |
| Faculty | 143 teachers 2011 |
| Grades | 9th - 12th |
| Enrollment | 1,741 pupils (2013), 1,783 pupils (2012), 1,927 pupils (2011) 1,846 pupils (2010) |
| • Grade 9 | 579 (2013), 552 (2011) |
| • Grade 10 | 427 (2013), 497 (2011) |
| • Grade 11 | 378 (2013), 342 (2011) |
| • Grade 12 | 357 (2013), 392 (2011) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gray |
| Mascot | The Huskies |
| graduation rate | 78% (2013) |
| Website | Official Louis E. Dieruff High School Web Site |
Louis E. Dieruff High School (typically referred to as Dieruff High School) is a large, urban, public high school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Louis E. Dieruff High school is located at 815 North Irving Street. The school serves students in grades nine through 12 from the eastern and southern parts of the city. In 2013, the school reported 1741 pupils, with 86% eligible for a federal free or reduced price lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, Louis E. Dieruff High School administration reported that 5% of its pupils were identified as gifted. According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, several teachers (1%) were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The school's class size is approximately 16 students per teacher, with the Pennsylvania average at 15 per teacher. The student ethnicity is as follows: Hispanic 60%, White 22%, Black 15%, Asian & Pacific Islander 2%, and Native American & Native Alaskan less than 2%. 79% of students are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch, with the state average at 33%.
Louis E. Dieruff High School students may choose to attend Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for vocational training in the trades. The Schuylkill Intermediate Unit IU29 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Allentown's other public high school, William Allen High School (founded in 1858 as Allentown High School), serves students from the western and central parts of the city. Dieruff is the smaller of the two schools.
Founded in 1959, the school building's construction began in 1958 as a prospective junior high school to serve the growing population of Allentown. In 1965 the Allentown School District Planetarium was added to the building. Additional classrooms and the East Branch of the Allentown Public Library (later closed and converted to classrooms) were built in 1970. The school is named after Louis E. Dieruff, a noted educator in the Allentown School District.
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