Pocono Mountain School District

Pocono Mountain School District
Address
135 Pocono Mountain School Road, PO Box 200 Swiftwater , Pennsylvania, 18370 United 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.pmsd.org

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]