Jim Thorpe Area School District

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Jim Thorpe Area School District
Map of Carbon County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Location of Jim Thorpe Area School District in Carbon County
Address
410 Center Avenue
Jim Thorpe
, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 18229-1702
United States
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jimthorpesd.org/

The Jim Thorpe Area School District is located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States of America. 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, it serves a resident population of 11,428. By 2010, the district's population increased to 15,791 people.[1] 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.[2] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.

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.[3] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 19 students in the Jim Thorpe Area School District were homeless.[4] In 2009, Jim Thorpe Area School District residents’ per capita income was $17,444, while the median family income was $42,637.[5] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[6] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[7] In Carbon County, the median household income was $48,900, lagging the median US income.[8] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[9] In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.[10]

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 the town of Jim Thorpe. Penn Kidder Campus is located about 15 miles (24 km) from Jim Thorpe in the town of Albrightsville. High school students may choose to attend the for training in the construction and mechanical trades. For the 2014–15 school year, 97 resident students chose to enroll in public, , rather than attend the district's schools.[11] 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[]

Jim Thorpe Area School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive, publicly funded sports program.[12]

Sports[]

The district funds:

Varsity
Junior High School Sports

References[]

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

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