Global InformationPocono Mountain School District information
| Pocono Mountain School District | |
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| Address | |
135 Pocono Mountain School Road, PO Box 200
Swiftwater , Pennsylvania, 18370United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1960 |
| Budget | $208.8 million |
| NCES District ID | 4219500[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 8,003 (2022-23) |
| Teachers | 698.2 (on an FTE basis) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.51 |
| Athletic conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
| District mascot | Cardinal - Panther |
| Colors | Red, Black and White - Blue and Silver |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Pocono Mountain School District, often abbreviated PMSD for short, is a large, rural public school district located in Monroe County in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
As of the 2022–23 school year, the district had an enrollment of 8,003 students in its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data.
Pocono Mountain School District encompasses approximately 304 square miles (790 km2) and is divided into two parts: Pocono Mountain East and Pocono Mountain West. The Pocono Mountain East attendance area includes: Jackson Township, Pocono Township, Paradise Township, Barrett Township and Mount Pocono Borough. The schools serving Pocono Mountain East are: Swiftwater Elementary Center (K-3), Swiftwater Intermediate School (4-6), Pocono Mountain East Junior High School (7-8), and Pocono Mountain East High School (9-12). It also includes a small area east of Route 380 that is Coolbaugh Township. Pocono Mountain West attendance area includes: Tobyhanna Township, Tunkhannock Township and most of Coolbaugh Township. The schools serving Pocono Mountain West include: Tobyhanna Elementary School (K-3), Clear Run Elementary School (K-2), Clear Run Intermediate School (3-6), Pocono Mountain West Junior High School, (7-8), and Pocono Mountain West High School (9-12). According to 2000 local census data, the district serves a resident population of approximately 60,000 people.
Pocono Mountain East High School is located in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania in the heart of The Poconos. The school currently houses students in grades nine through twelve, and is joined on the campus by the East Junior High School, Swiftwater Intermediate School and the newest school Swiftwater Elementary School, built in 2008.[2]
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Pocono Mountain School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ^ "Pocono mountain School District". Copyright 2008 by Pocono Mountain School District. Pocono Mountain School District 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-02.