📍 3529 Fireline Rd, Palmerton, Carbon County, 18071
Palmerton Area JHS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmerton, Carbon County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmerton Area SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmerton Area JHS enrolls 267 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 243 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 267 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Palmerton Area JHS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Palmerton Area JHS is one of 5 schools in Palmerton Area SD, based in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,637 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Palmerton Area JHS is smaller than the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe