Salisbury Township School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It serves Salisbury Township. The district encompasses approximately 11 square miles (28 km2).
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 1,490 students between all its four schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data, which include Salisbury High School for grades nine through 12, Salisbury Middle School for grades five through eight, Arts Academy Charter School for grades five through eight, and Salisbury Elementary School for kindergarten through fourth grade.
According to 2000 census data, the school district serves a resident population of 13,498. By 2010, The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Salisbury Township School District's resident population was 13,505 people.[2] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $28,073, while the median family income was $62,534.[3] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[4] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[5] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[6] The educational attainment levels for the Salisbury Township School District population (25 years old and over) were 91.0% high school graduates and 28.9% college graduates.[7]
Salisbury High School students may choose to attend Lehigh Career and Technical Institute for training in the trades. The Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit, IU21, provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.
Schools
- Salisbury High School
- Salisbury Middle School
- Salisbury Elementary School
- Arts Academy Charter School (grades 5-8)
Extracurriculars
High school sports
The school district's sports include:
- Varsity
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- Middle School sports
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According to PIAA directory July 2013 [8]
References
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Salisbury Township School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ^ US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
- ^ US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
- ^ US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
- ^ Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
- ^ proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
- ^ Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".
External links
- Official website
- Salisbury Township School District on Facebook
- Salisbury Township School District on Twitter
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