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Jim Thorpe Area School District
Address
410 Center Avenue
Jim Thorpe
, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 18229-1702
United States
Coordinates40°51′57″N 75°44′52″W / 40.865840911865234°N 75.74778747558594°W / 40.865840911865234; -75.74778747558594
District information
TypePublic
Budget$44.5 million
NCES District ID4212540[1]
Students and staff
Students1,799 (2021-22)
Teachers147.82 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio12.17
Other information
Websitewww.jimthorpesd.org

The Jim Thorpe Area School District is located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the borough of Jim Thorpe and the townships of Penn Forest and South Kidder. It covers a total area of 137 square miles (350 km2).

According to 2000 federal census data, the school district serves a resident population of 11,428. By 2010, the district's population increased to 15,791 people.[2] The educational attainment levels for the Jim Thorpe Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87.8% high school graduates and 19.9% college graduates.[3]

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 48.9% of Jim Thorpe Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[4] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 19 students in the Jim Thorpe Area School District were homeless.[5] In 2009, Jim Thorpe Area School District residents’ per capita income was $17,444, while the median family income was $42,637.[6]

In Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501[7] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[8]

In Carbon County, the median household income was $48,900, lagging the median US income.[9] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[10] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[11]

Jim Thorpe Area School District operates three schools: Lawrence B. Morris Elementary School (Preschool, full-day kindergarten – 8th); Penn Kidder Campus (preK – 8th) and Jim Thorpe Area High School (9th–12th). LB Morris is located in Jim Thorpe. Penn Kidder Campus is located about 15 miles (24 km) from Jim Thorpe in Albrightsville. High school students may choose to attend the Carbon Career and Technical Institute for training in the construction and mechanical trades. For the 2014–15 school year, 97 resident students chose to enroll in public, cyber charter schools, rather than attend the district's schools.[12] The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.

Extracurriculars

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Sports

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District sports teams include:

Varsity
Junior High School Sports

References

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  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Jim Thorpe Area School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  3. ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  4. ^ Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, Education Facts Student Poverty Concentration by LEA, 2012
  5. ^ Collin Deppen (January 2015). "How many children are homeless in your school district?" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Education.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  7. ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts2010, 2010
  8. ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  9. ^ US Census Bureau (2014). "Pennsylvania Median household income, 2006-2010 by County".
  10. ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  11. ^ Jeff Guo (September 15, 2015). "Lower wages for whites, higher wages for immigrants, and inequality for all". The Washington Post.
  12. ^ Finnerty, John., Cyber School debate reignites in Harrisburg, The Daily Item, July 20, 2016
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