NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE PARTICIPATION RATES
FALL 2015 HIGHLIGHTS
Northampton County
> The NCC participation rate of recent graduates from our sponsoring school districts remained at 25% from 2014 to 2015 (see Chart 1).
There was a 5% decrease in both the number of graduates and the number enrolling at NCC from 2014 to 2015 (see page 4).
> Nazareth and Pen Argyl were the only public high schools with an increase in both the number of graduates and the number enrolling at NCC
from 2014 to 2015 (see page 4).
> The two Bethlehem high schools (Freedom and Liberty) had the largest decrease in number of graduates enrolling at NCC, down 47 to 235, for a
capture rate of 25%, while Easton remained our largest sending school with 144 graduates enrolling at NCC, also with a capture rate of 25%
(see page 4).
> Graduates enrolled from Northampton County private and non-public high schools increased slightly to 86, and remains at 14% (see Chart 2).
> Notre Dame High School (33 students) and Bethlehem Catholic High School (26 students) remained the two largest sending schools from the
private/non-public school sector (see page 5).
> The percentage enrolled from all Northampton County high schools (public, private, and non-public) is 23%, nearly one in four of all
Northampton County high school graduates (see page 5).
Chart 1: Northampton County Sponsoring Districts
Graduates Enrolled At NCC
1000
885
835
866
784
750
500
746
1000
750
26%
25%
27%
25%
25%
250
0
Chart 2: Northampton County Private/Non-Public
High Schools Graduates Enrolled At NCC
500
250
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1
16%
16%
14%
14%
14%
86
99
84
83
86
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Monroe County
> The participation rate of graduates from Monroe County public high schools increased from 17% in 2014 to 18% in 2015 (see Chart 3).
The number attending NCC increased by 14 to 400, while the number of graduates decreased by 61 to 2,278 (see page 6).
> The number of high school graduates in Pleasant Valley High School rose by 37, or 9%. Of those graduates, 105 are enrolled at NCC,
up from 78, or 35%, in 2014 (see page 6).
> The number of graduates from the two East Stroudsburg high schools decreased, by 44, or 7%, and those enrolling at NCC decreased
by 5, or 5% (see page 6).
> The percentage enrolled from all Monroe County high schools (public, private, and non-public) is 18%, nearly one in five of all
Monroe County high school graduates (see page 6).
Chart 4: Monroe County Private/Non-Public
High Schools Graduates Enrolled At NCC
Chart 3: Monroe County Public High Schools
Graduates Enrolled At NCC
1000
1000
750
750
500
250
0
397
403
382
386
400
500
17%
17%
16%
17%
18%
250
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2
11%
10%
13%
14%
15%
9
6
9
9
8
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Projections of High School Seniors
Projections of high school graduates at the county level have not been available for a number of years. The Pennsylvania Department of Education
now makes projections by grade within school districts (it was formerly projecting by grade and county).
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In Northampton County, the number of public high school seniors is projected to increase by 2% in 2016-17, then fluctuate over
the next several years with a 4% decrease, down 146 students, to 2021-22 (see Chart 5).
In Monroe County, enrollment of high school seniors is projected to decline by 17%, down 394 students, to 2021-22 (see Chart 5).
Chart 5: 12th Grade Public High School Enrollment Projections
4,000
3,000
2,000
P
1,000
0
Projectinos
begin 09/1
09/10
P
Projections
begin
15/16
16/17
17/18
18/19
19/20
20/21
21/22
North. County
3,290
3,361
3,271
3,374
3,184
3,369
3,144
Monroe County
2,327
2,243
2,234
2,202
2,068
2,079
1,933
Source: PDE, Revised: 07/2012 (2011 Enrollments)
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NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE PARTICIPATION RATES
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY SPONSORING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
School District
a
2015
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2014
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2013
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2012
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2011
# Grads # NCC % NCC
Bangor
236
48
20.3%
240
56
23.3%
263
64
24.3%
268
63
23.5%
264
62
23.5%
Freedom H.S.
Liberty H.S.
Bethlehem Total
404
546
950
100
135
235
24.8%
24.7%
24.7%
455
641
1,096
131
151
282
28.8%
23.6%
25.7%
443
608
1,051
111
172
283
25.1%
28.3%
26.9%
453
615
1,068
135
169
304
29.8%
27.5%
28.5%
423
605
1,028
116
168
284
27.4%
27.8%
27.6%
Easton
585
144
24.6%
611
162
26.5%
648
168
25.9%
639
145
22.7%
715
181
25.3%
Nazareth
385
100
26.0%
359
67
18.7%
345
95
27.5%
404
88
21.8%
378
98
25.9%
Northampton
384
96
25.0%
419
118
28.2%
437
125
28.6%
428
119
27.8%
472
132
28.0%
Pen Argyl
152
44
28.9%
112
19
17.0%
138
51
37.0%
160
41
25.6%
136
39
28.7%
Saucon Valley
178
30
16.9%
176
35
19.9%
162
44
27.2%
179
40
22.3%
194
43
22.2%
Wilson
163
49
30.1%
167
45
26.9%
151
36
23.8%
143
35
24.5%
173
46
26.6%
3,033
746
24.6%
3,180
784
24.7%
3,195
866
27.1%
3,289
835
25.4%
3,360
885
26.3%
Total Sponsoring
a Enrollment at the end of 7 weeks
b Graduates as reported to PDE
Note: The current year # Grads are preliminary (as reported to us by the high schools at the time of this report) and will be updated with final numbers
as reported to PDE when they are available.
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NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE PARTICIPATION RATES
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY PRIVATE AND NON-PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
High School
a
2015
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2014
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2013
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2012
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2011
# Grads # NCC % NCC
Bethlehem Catholic
165
26
15.8%
192
23
12.0%
193
26
13.5%
171
24
14.0%
175
32
18.3%
LV Charter HS - Perform Arts
105
12
11.4%
107
11
10.3%
106
7
6.6%
113
14
12.4%
110
21
19.1%
Notre Dame
177
33
18.6%
125
30
24.0%
120
31
25.8%
178
35
19.7%
115
14
12.2%
47
9
19.1%
39
10
25.6%
43
7
16.3%
54
11
20.4%
37
4
10.8%
Other Private/Nonpublic
132
6
4.5%
128
9
7.0%
152
13
8.6%
111
15
13.5%
114
15
13.2%
Total NH Private/Non-Public
626
86
13.7%
591
83
14.0%
614
84
13.7%
627
99
15.8%
551
86
15.6%
TOTAL PUBLIC & PRIVATE
3,659
832
22.7%
3,771
867
23.0%
3,809
950
24.9%
3,916
934
23.9%
3,911
971
24.8%
Pius X
a Enrollment at the end of 7 weeks; in cases where PDE does not collect information for particular private/non-public schools, the schools are the source for # Grads.
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NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE PARTICIPATION RATES
MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
School District
a
2015
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2014
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2013
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2012
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a,b
2011
# Grads # NCC % NCC
East Stroudsburg North
East Stroudsburg South
Total East Stroudsburg
225
366
591
37
57
94
16.4%
15.6%
15.9%
278
357
635
38
61
99
13.7%
17.1%
15.6%
273
374
647
39
53
92
14.3%
14.2%
14.2%
312
335
647
37
47
84
11.9%
14.0%
13.0%
275
336
611
46
47
93
16.7%
14.0%
15.2%
Pleasant Valley
467
105
22.5%
430
78
18.1%
498
119
23.9%
475
100
21.1%
472
77
16.3%
Pocono Mountain East HS/Acad
Pocono Mountain West HS/Acad
Total Pocono Mountain
348
444
792
64
68
132
18.4%
15.3%
16.7%
369
462
831
58
82
140
15.7%
17.7%
16.8%
400
457
857
70
49
119
17.5%
10.7%
13.9%
344
389
733
57
80
137
16.6%
20.6%
18.7%
381
414
795
62
71
133
16.3%
17.1%
16.7%
Stroudsburg
428
69
16.1%
443
69
15.6%
396
52
13.1%
472
82
17.4%
436
94
21.6%
2,278
400
17.6%
2,339
386
16.5%
2,398
382
15.9%
2,327
403
17.3%
2,314
397
17.2%
Total Monroe Public
a Enrollment at the end of 7 weeks
b Graduates as reported to PDE
MONROE COUNTY PRIVATE AND NON-PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
High School
a
2015
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2014
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2013
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2012
# Grads # NCC % NCC
a
2011
# Grads # NCC % NCC
Evergreen Community Charter
11
2
18.2%
11
1
9.1%
8
1
12.5%
10
3
30.0%
13
0
0.0%
Notre Dame
43
6
14.0%
44
5
11.4%
47
6
12.8%
45
3
6.7%
58
6
10.3%
0
0
0.0%
10
3
30.0%
12
2
16.7%
4
0
0.0%
13
3
23.1%
54
8
14.8%
65
9
13.8%
67
9
13.4%
59
6
10.2%
84
9
10.7%
408
17.5%
395
16.4%
391
15.9%
409
17.1%
406
16.9%
Pocono Mountain Charter
Total Monroe Private/Non-Public
TOTAL PUBLIC & PRIVATE
2,332
2,404
2,465
2,386
a Enrollment at the end of 7 weeks; in cases where PDE does not collect information for particular private/non-public schools, the schools are the source for # Grads.
Note: The current year # Grads are preliminary (as reported to us by the high schools at the time of this report) and will be updated with final numbers
as reported to PDE when they are available.
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2,398