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Palmerton Area Jhs

(610) 826-2492

Physical Address:
3529 Fireline RD
Palmerton, PA  18071
Mailing Address:
3529 Fireline RD
Palmerton, PA  18071

School Information

District:
Palmerton Area Sd
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Carbon County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
7 - 8
Number of Students:
347

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Palmerton Area Jhs

This School County Average State Average
White 95.39% 90.31% 73.92%
Hispanic 2.02% 4.58% 7.39%
Asian/Pacific 0.86% 0.69% 3.10%
Others 0.58% 0% 0%
American Indian 0.58% 0.47% 0.37%
Black 0.58% 4.20% 16.75%

Genders in Palmerton Area Jhs

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.72% 52.21% 49.62%
Female 49.28% 47.79% 50.38%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Palmerton Area Jhs

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 326 304 331
Hispanic 7 4 7
Asian/Pacific 4 2 3
Others 1 1 2
American Indian 1 2 2
Black 0 1 2
Total 339 314 347

Enrollment by Gender for Palmerton Area Jhs

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 183 167 176
Female 156 147 171
Total 339 314 347

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Palmerton Area Jhs

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 339 314 347
# Eligible for free lunch 55 (16%) 53 (17%) 57 (16%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 25 (7%) 24 (8%) 23 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 80 (24%) 77 (25%) 80 (23%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Palmerton Area Jhs

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 339 314 347
Fulltime teachers 21.4 21.4 21.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.80 14.60 16.33
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.71 13.82 13.50