Total enrollment
7,928
-361 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Easton Area SD
Pennsylvania · 7,928 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Easton Area SD pick from 9 schools serving the district's roughly 7,928 K-12 students (7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Easton Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Easton Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #318 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,928 | #27 of 479 | #1,186 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #45 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #356 of 478 | #4,477 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #10 of 378 | #349 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Easton Area SD
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Shawnee Elementary School at 64.5% proficient to Paxinosa Elementary School at 25.0%, a gap of 39.5 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 8,583 to 7,928 students (down 8%) and from 529 to 561 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Area HS | Easton | High | 09-12 | 2,778 |
| Easton Area MS | Easton | Middle | 06-08 | 1,879 |
| Paxinosa El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 572 |
| Shawnee El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 567 |
| Cheston El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 559 |
| Palmer El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 531 |
| Tracy El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 410 |
| Forks El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 336 |
| March El Sch | Easton | Elementary | KG-05 | 296 |
About Easton Area SD
Across 9 schools, Easton Area SD serves about 7,928 students in Pennsylvania. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, Easton Area SD spans 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Easton Area SD is about 881, above the Pennsylvania average of roughly 569.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 7,928 students, contracted 4% from the 8,289 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Easton Area SD discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.