📍 1 Olympian Way, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, 18229
Jim Thorpe Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jim Thorpe Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jim Thorpe Area HS enrolls 565 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 426 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 565 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 224 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jim Thorpe Area HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-70, state senate district 14, state house district 122.
Jim Thorpe Area HS is one of 3 schools in Jim Thorpe Area SD, based in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,683 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 565 students, Jim Thorpe Area HS is close to the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe