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Jim Thorpe Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Jim Thorpe Area Sd School District details

Jim Thorpe Area Sd School District
410 Center Ave
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229

1,799 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Jim Thorpe Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.6% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 46.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
47%
54%
56%
32%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Jim Thorpe Area High School
1 Olympian Way
Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
09-12
L B Morris Elementary School
150 W 10th St
Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
PK-08
Penn-Kidder Campus School
2850 State Route 903
Albrightsville, PA, 18210
PK-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 80.9% 65.3%
Black 5.6% 15.4%
Hispanic 12.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.7% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 36.1% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.7% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,622 $21,212,134 45.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $1,479,777 3.2%
Staff $410 $818,770 1.7%
General Administration $340 $678,980 1.4%
School Administration $705 $1,407,885 3.0%
Operation $1,570 $3,135,290 6.7%
Transportation $1,098 $2,192,706 4.7%
Other $761 $1,519,717 3.2%
Total Support $5,624 $11,231,128 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,219 $14,416,343 30.8%
Total Expenditures $23,465 $46,859,605 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%