The Jim Thorpe Area School District is located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States.
[3] According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 48.9% of Jim Thorpe Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012.
[4] In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 19 students in the Jim Thorpe Area School District were homeless.
High school students may choose to attend the Carbon Career and Technical Institute for training in the construction and mechanical trades.
[12] The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit IU21 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.