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 .
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. 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.
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 Levelbr>
as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 19 students in the Jim Thorpe Area School District were homeless. In 2009, Jim Thorpe Area School District residents’
per capita income was $17,444, while the
median family income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...
was $42,637.
In Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.
In Carbon County, the median household income was $48,900, lagging the median US income. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.
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 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.
[Finnerty, John., Cyber School debate reignites in Harrisburg, The Daily Item, July 20, 2016] 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
Sports
District sports teams include:
;Varsity:
;Boys:
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Baseball - AAAA
*
Basketball - AAAA
*
Cross Country - AA
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Football
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- AAA
*
Golf - AA
*
Soccer
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- AA
*
Tennis - AA
*
Track and Field - AAA
*
Wrestling - AA
;Girls:
*Basketball - AAA
*Cross Country - AA
*Soccer (Fall) - AA
*
Softball - AAA
*Girls' Tennis - AA
*Track and Field - AA
*
Volleyball
;Junior High School Sports:
;Boys:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Football
*Track and Field
*Wrestling
;Girls:
*Basketball
*Cross Country
*Track and Field
References
External links
Official website
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School districts in Carbon County, Pennsylvania