Stroudsburg Area School District | |
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Address | |
123 Linden Street
, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, 18360United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Grades | K–12 |
Schools | Stroudsburg High School and six others |
Budget | $119.8 million |
NCES District ID | 4222860[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 4,531 (2022-23) |
Teachers | 343.5 (on an FTE basis) |
Student–teacher ratio | 13.19 |
Athletic conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
District mascot | Mountaineer |
Colors | Maroon and White |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Stroudsburg Area School District is a large, suburban/rural public school district located in the Pocono Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The headquarters are located on West Main Street in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Stroudsburg Area School District encompasses approximately 73 square miles (190 km2).
As of the 2022-23 school year, the district had 4,531 students across all of its schools and 343.5 teachers on a full-time employee basis for a student-teacher ratio of 13.19, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The school budget was 2022-23 was $119.8 million.
According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 30,713. By 2010, the district's population increased to 36,502 people, and by 2015 declined to 35,787.[2] In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $22,137, while the median family income was $56,546.[3] In Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501[4] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[5] The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 44.1% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level[6] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.[7] In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 60 students in the Stroudsburg Area School District were homeless.[8]