High Schools in Weatherly Area School District

Summary:

The Weatherly Area School District in Pennsylvania is home to a single high school, Weatherly Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 207 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools in 2022-2023 to 340 out of 686 in 2023-2024.

Academically, Weatherly Area High School performs better than the state average on the Keystone Exam in Biology, but lags behind in Algebra I and Literature. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.4% is relatively low. The school serves a student population of 155, with a high percentage (61.94%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student body.

Despite the economic challenges faced by the school's population, Weatherly Area High School benefits from a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9:1 and a significantly higher-than-average per-student spending of $23,636 for the 2022-2023 school year. These resources could be leveraged to address the school's academic performance gaps and support student learning and achievement.

District Detail

602 6th St
Weatherly, PA 18255-1520

(570) 427-8681

SchoolDigger Rank:
374^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 588

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Weatherly Area High School	Public	9-12	601 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8521	125	17	7.5	76.8%	106 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.6	322^nd of 681 public high schools	52.7%		55.4	340^th of 686 public high schools	50.4%	18	37.6	59.4	61.3	$24,428	$581	$23,847

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Panther Valley School District	5.05 mi	5
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	6 mi	1	383^rd
Jim Thorpe Area School District	6.02 mi	3	345^th
Hazleton Area School District	6.91 mi	11	492^nd
Lehighton Area School District	8.78 mi	3	307^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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