Lehigh, Pennsylvania county Education Profile

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 Lehigh, Pennsylvania United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Total population312,090 281,421,906
Male150,554138,053,563
Female161,536143,368,343
Median age (years)38.335.3
Total households121,906105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)43,44941,994

Lehigh, Pennsylvania county Education

There are very nice schools in Lehigh, Pennsylvania. The principals care a lot about Lehigh, Pennsylvania students. Children love going to school there. Sixteen thousand, nine hundred and seven students comprise grades 9 through 12. Thirty-five thousand, nine hundred and ninety-seven pupils go to Lehigh, Pennsylvania elementary schools. 15,378 students go to Lehigh, Pennsylvania colleges.

There are fifteen thousand, three hundred and seventy-eight high school graduates in Lehigh, Pennsylvania. More than thirty-one thousand, sixty-three people in Lehigh, Pennsylvania obtained a bachelor's degree. Over fourteen thousand, nine hundred and sixty-four students of Lehigh, Pennsylvania graduated with an associate degree. Only 13,279 people finished less than 9th grade and about 26,825 left school after 9th - 12th grades with no diploma.

 Lehigh, Pennsylvania %, Lehigh, Pennsylvania United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school77,729  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool5,120 6.59%6.47%
Kindergarten4,327 5.57%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)35,997 46.31%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)16,907 21.75%21.38%
College or graduate school15,378 19.78%22.81%
 
 Lehigh, Pennsylvania %, Lehigh, Pennsylvania United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over212,665  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade13,279 6.24%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma26,825 12.61%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)74,386 34.98%28.63%
Some college, no degree33,599 15.8%21.05%
Associate degree14,964 7.04%6.32%
Bachelor's degree31,063 14.61%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree18,549 8.72%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher81.1  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher23.3  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.