Easton Area School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Northampton

District Profile

1801 Bushkill Dr

Easton, PA 18040-8186

Phone 610-250-2400

Fax 610-923-8954

Includes the municipalities of Easton City, Forks Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Palmer Township.

Square Miles

31.60

Students Enrolled

8,583

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • Cheston El Sch (K-5)
  • Easton Area HS (9-12)
  • Easton Area MS (6,7-8)
  • Forks El Sch (K-5)
  • March El Sch (K-5)
  • Palmer El Sch (K-5)
  • Paxinosa El Sch (K-5)
  • Shawnee El Sch (K-5)
  • Tracy El Sch (K-5)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

8,583

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
5.10%
Black
17.40%
Latino
25.20%
Pacific Islander
0.10%
2 or More Races
4.00%
White
47.90%

Gender

Male
52.70%
Female
47.30%

Other Statistics

Special Education
16.73%
English Learner
5.40%

Financials

Median Household Income

$65,239.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $110,161,994.73 68.37%
State Revenues $48,118,090.14 29.86%
Federal $2,833,921.30 1.75%
Other $1,360.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$94,996,959.18
Property Values Within District
$210,700.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

88.21%

Rigorous Courses

26
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

78.96%
College/University
3.10%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 63.67% 52.71% N/A
Grade 4 55.26% 35.03% 71.38%
Grade 5 56.93% 35.73% N/A
Grade 6 54.79% 23.20% N/A
Grade 7 52.95% 26.00% N/A
Grade 8 53.86% 8.85% 41.64%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 60.85% 56.47% 69.91%

Staff

512

Teachers

27

Administrators

215

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

17:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: David Piperato

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
George Chando
Board President
3 2017-2021
Jodi Hess
Board Vice President
9 2019-2023
Thomas Guth
3 2017-2021
Susan Hartranft-Bittinger
3 2017-2021
Edward Keegan
1 2019-2023
Michelle Price
5 2019-2023
Meg Sayago
3 2017-2021
Brian Snyder
4 2017-2021
Bill Whitman
1 2019-2023

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.