Pocono Mountain School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Monroe

District Profile

PO Box 200

135 Pocono Mountain School Rd

Swiftwater, PA 18370-0200

Phone 570-839-7121

Fax 570-895-4768

Includes the municipalities of Barrett Township, Coolbaugh Township, Jackson Township, Mount Pocono Borough, Paradise Township, Pocono Township, Tobyhanna Township, Tunkhannock Township.

Square Miles

321.60

Students Enrolled

9,000

Total Number of Schools:

9
  • Clear Run El Ctr (K-2)
  • Clear Run Intrmd Sch (3-6)
  • Pocono Mountain East HS (9-12)
  • Pocono Mountain East JHS (7-8)
  • Pocono Mountain West HS (9-12)
  • Pocono Mountain West JHS (7-8)
  • Swiftwater El Ctr (K-3)
  • Swiftwater Interm Sch (4-6)
  • Tobyhanna El Ctr (K-6)

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

Total Students

9,000

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
2.00%
Black
25.50%
Latino
26.20%
Pacific Islander
0.20%
2 or More Races
1.20%
White
44.80%

Gender

Male
50.90%
Female
49.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
22.72%
English Learner
2.70%

Financials

Median Household Income

$58,637.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $141,634,807.47 67.69%
State Revenues $64,113,916.87 30.64%
Federal $3,472,405.06 1.65%
Other $420.00 <0.01%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$120,707,294.74
Property Values Within District
$161,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

92.55%

Rigorous Courses

30
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

62.14%
College/University
1.58%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 62.08% 48.85% N/A
Grade 4 44.37% 35.44% 75.95%
Grade 5 49.92% 42.13% N/A
Grade 6 57.19% 39.42% N/A
Grade 7 52.14% 34.51% N/A
Grade 8 53.57% 24.34% 47.03%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 61.02% 62.75% 61.38%

Staff

703

Teachers

37

Administrators

501

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

13:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Elizabeth Robison

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Rusty Johnson
Board President
9 2019-2023
John Coyle
Board Vice President
8 2017-2021
Ronnie Byrd
1 2019-2023
James Gamble
3 2017-2021
Annabella Lastowski
7 2017-2021
Jacquelyn Leonard
9 2019-2023
Frank Pecci
3 2017-2021
Michael Stern
11 2017-2021
Stephen Watto
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.