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Easton Area School District, Pennsylvania

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Easton Area School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 7,978 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Easton Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania (Northampton County). During the 2024 school year, 7,978 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Easton Area School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jodi Hess2027
Michael Simonetta2027
William Whitman2027
Ghennifer Zando-Dennis2027
Susan Hartranft-Bittinger2025
Nekisha Robertson2025
Meg Sayago2025
Brian Snyder2025
Dionne Wellington2025

Elections

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,340,000 $1,796 7%
Local: $124,715,000 $15,621 65%
State: $53,764,000 $6,734 28%
Total: $192,819,000 $24,151
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $200,421,000 $25,102
Total Current Expenditures: $143,133,000 $17,927
Instructional Expenditures: $92,043,000 $11,528 46%
Student and Staff Support: $13,712,000 $1,717 7%
Administration: $12,187,000 $1,526 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $25,191,000 $3,155 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,327,000 $2,420
Construction: $18,176,000 $2,276
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $791,000 $99
Interest on Debt: $5,563,000 $696


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 60-64 16 19 PS 25-29 41
2018-2019 33 60-64 17 22 PS 25-29 43
2017-2018 34 60-64 20 23 PS 20-24 44
2016-2017 37 60-64 23 25 PS 30-34 46
2015-2016 40 60-64 24 29 PS 35-39 49
2014-2015 36 60-64 21 26 PS 25-29 44
2013-2014 72 90-94 56 65 PS 70-74 79
2012-2013 74 85-89 59 65 >=50 75-79 80
2011-2012 79 85-89 66 71 PS 75-79 85
2010-2011 78 85-89 64 67 PS 80-89 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 70-74 29 32 PS 30-34 56
2018-2019 55 75-79 38 45 >=50 40-44 66
2017-2018 58 75-79 41 48 PS 45-49 68
2016-2017 55 75-79 38 44 PS 45-49 66
2015-2016 57 75-79 38 46 PS 50-54 67
2014-2015 56 75-79 39 45 PS 45-49 65
2013-2014 68 80-84 53 57 PS 65-69 75
2012-2013 68 80-84 50 55 >=50 60-64 76
2011-2012 71 80-84 56 59 PS 65-69 79
2010-2011 71 80-84 56 59 PS 80-89 78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=90 85-89 85-89 PS >=50 96
2018-2019 91 >=90 85-89 85-89 >=80 93
2017-2018 88 >=80 75-79 85-89 >=80 92
2016-2017 89 >=90 85-89 85-89 60-79 93
2015-2016 91 >=90 85-89 90-94 PS >=50 93
2014-2015 12 <=20 10-14 15-19 <50 10
2013-2014 86 >=90 80-84 75-79 PS >=50 90
2012-2013 86 >=90 75-79 80-84 >=50 91
2011-2012 89 >=80 85-89 85-89 >=50 92
2010-2011 87 >=80 80-84 85-89 PS 89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 7,978 -0.2
2022-2023 7,990 0.1
2021-2022 7,984 -3.8
2020-2021 8,289 -4.0
2019-2020 8,622 0.4
2018-2019 8,584 0.0
2017-2018 8,583 -2.8
2016-2017 8,827 4.2
2015-2016 8,459 -3.5
2014-2015 8,756 0.2
2013-2014 8,736 -2.3
2012-2013 8,938 -0.9
2011-2012 9,016 0.1
2010-2011 9,010 -2.0
2009-2010 9,188 3.9
2008-2009 8,830 -1.2
2007-2008 8,940 -4.1
2006-2007 9,308 4.9
2005-2006 8,854 1.4
2004-2005 8,728 4.2
2003-2004 8,364 -0.9
2002-2003 8,437 2.6
2001-2002 8,214 3.3
2000-2001 7,940 0.6
1999-2000 7,890 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Easton Area School District (%) Pennsylvania K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 5.1 4.7
Black 15.3 14.4
Hispanic 32.6 14.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 6.6 5.3
White 40.1 60.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Easton Area School District had 582.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.71.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 26.00
Elementary: 229.00
Secondary: 261.00
Total: 582.00

Easton Area School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 51.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 167.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 54.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 11.00
Library/Media Support: 14.00
Student Support Services: 23.00
Other Support Services: 111.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Easton Area School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cheston El Sch556KG-5
Easton Area Hs2,8249-12
Easton Area Ms1,9046-8
Forks El Sch335KG-5
March El Sch284KG-5
Palmer El Sch541KG-5
Paxinosa El Sch562KG-5
Shawnee El Sch557KG-5
Tracy El Sch415KG-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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