Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School
Bethlehem · PA · Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School · Public
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North Montco Technical Career Center → Eastern Center for Arts and Technology → Northeast Secure Treatment Unit → North Central Secure Trmnt Unt → Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center → Lincoln Leadership Academy CS → Central Montco Technical High School → South East Youth Dev Center →How Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School compares for families
What families should know about Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: North Montco Technical Career Center, Eastern Center for Arts and Technology, Northeast Secure Treatment Unit and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 18 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Montco Technical Career Center Lansdale |
Public | 29.6 | 32 | — |
| Eastern Center for Arts and Technology Willow Grove |
Public | 36.9 | 9 | — |
| Northeast Secure Treatment Unit Pittston Township |
Public | 49.2 | 37 | — |
| North Central Secure Trmnt Unt Danville |
Public | 69.0 | 43 | — |
| Western Montgomery Career and Technology Center Limerick |
Public | 30.9 | 5 | — |
| Lincoln Leadership Academy CS Allentown |
Public · charter | 6.0 | 271 | +18.3% |
| Central Montco Technical High School Plymouth Meeting |
Public | 37.2 | 3 | — |
| South East Youth Dev Center Collegeville |
Public | 30.4 | 1 | — |