Hazleton Area HS

3,795 Students

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

Hazleton Area High School, located in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, serves as the primary comprehensive secondary institution for the Hazleton Area School District. As a large public high school, it accommodates a diverse student body from the surrounding Greater Hazleton region. The school is known for its expansive campus and wide-ranging academic programming, which includes a traditional college-preparatory curriculum alongside specialized vocational and technical education tracks designed to prepare students for both higher education and immediate workforce entry.

Beyond its core academics, the school maintains a robust extracurricular culture, offering a variety of athletic teams, clubs, and arts programs that foster student engagement and community spirit. Because of its size, the school functions as a central hub for the district, utilizing significant facilities to manage a large population of students. The institution emphasizes a broad educational experience, balancing the challenges of a large-scale academic environment with efforts to support student development through various support services and extracurricular opportunities.

3,795

Total Students

198.3

Full-Time Teachers

19.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Hazleton Area HS
Demographic	Student Count
White	1,281
Hispanic	2,389
Black	61
Asian	27
Two or More	28
American Indian	9

Hispanic
2,389 (63.0 %)
White
1,281 (33.8 %)
Black
61 (1.6 %)
Two or More
28 (0.7 %)
Asian
27 (0.7 %)
American Indian
9 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Hazleton Area SD
Phone:	(570)459-3221
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	3,795
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	198.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	19.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 9 1,155

Grade 10 966

Grade 11 785

Grade 12 889