Northampton Area School District

Northampton Area School District is a public school district located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.

Northampton Area School District
Address
2014 Laubach Avenue Northampton , Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 18067 United States
District information
Type	Public
Motto	Learn, Listen, and Lead
Schools	Six, including Northampton Area High School
Budget	$108.3 million
NCES District ID	4217370[1]
Students and staff
Students	5,284 (2021-22)
Faculty	372.67 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	14.18
Athletic conference	Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
District mascot	Koncrete Kids
Colors	Black and Orange
Other information
Website	www.nasdschools.org

Students in grades nine through 12 attend Northampton Area High School in Northampton. Students in grades six through eight attend Northampton Area Middle School, and the district maintains four elementary schools, Northampton Borough, George Wolf, Lehigh, and Moore, for kindergarten through fifth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 5,284 students between all six of its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.

Northampton Area School District is located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley. Covering 97.3 square miles (252 km²) in Northampton County, the school district comprises the boroughs of Bath, Chapman and Northampton; and the townships of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, and Moore. The population of the district is more than 38,500.

The school district is located 10 miles (16 km) from the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem, 70 miles (110 km) from Philadelphia and 90 miles (140 km) from New York City. There is easy access to major roadways, including the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, Interstate 78, Route 22, Route 145, Route 329, and Route 248.

The borough of Northampton was the location of the former cement giant, The Atlas Portland Cement Company.