Louis E. Dieruff High School

Louis E. Dieruff High School
Location
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815 North Irving Street

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18109

United States
Coordinates40°37′18″N 75°26′24″W / 40.62167°N 75.44°W / 40.62167; -75.44
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
School districtAllentown School District
SuperintendentCarol D. Birks
NCES School ID420228002795[1]
PrincipalMichael G. Makhoul
Faculty106.5 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9th12th
Enrollment1,915[1] (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio17.98[1]
Campus typeMidsize city
Color(s)Blue and Gray   
Athletics conferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
MascotThe Husky
RivalAllen High School[2]
Websitedrf.allentownsd.org

Louis E. Dieruff High School, typically referred to as Dieruff High School, is a large, urban public high school in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It is located at 815 North Irving Street in Allentown. The school serves students in grades nine through 12 from the eastern and southern parts of the city and is part of the Allentown School District.

As of 2022-23, the school had 1,915 students, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. Dieruff High School students may choose to attend Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for vocational training in the trades. The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21 provides the district with various specialized education services, including education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services, and professional development for staff and faculty.

The school is named after Louis E. Dieruff, a noted educator in the Allentown School District. The school mascot is an Alaskan husky named "Kiska" in honor of ten men and women captured by the Japanese on the island of Kiska in 1942 during World War II, some of whom were Allentown servicemen.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Louis E. Dieruff High School (420228002795)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hard to believe, but it's rivalry week", The Morning Call, October 26, 2021