Total enrollment
1,646
-172 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Jim Thorpe Area SD
Pennsylvania · 1,646 students · 2 cities
3 public K-12 schools operate under Jim Thorpe Area SD in Pennsylvania, teaching roughly 1,646 students (2 elementary and 1 high).
4-year change in Jim Thorpe Area SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jim Thorpe Area SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #280 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,646 | #289 of 479 | #5,109 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #328 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #243 of 478 | #3,244 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.6% | #102 of 398 | #2,585 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #162 of 378 | #4,049 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 Jim Thorpe Area SD
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 2,022 to 1,646 students (down 19%) and from 146 to 126 full-time teachers (down 14%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L B Morris El Sch | Jim Thorpe | Elementary | PK-08 | 615 |
| Penn-Kidder Campus | Albrightsville | Elementary | PK-08 | 541 |
| Jim Thorpe Area HS | Jim Thorpe | High | 09-12 | 490 |
About Jim Thorpe Area SD
As a rural-scale district in Pennsylvania, Jim Thorpe Area SD instructs 1,646 students across 3 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Jim Thorpe Area SD consists of 2 elementary and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 1,818 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,646 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Jim Thorpe Area SD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.