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East Penn SD

Emmaus, Pennsylvania · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

7,851
Students enrolled
10
Public schools
580
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Total staff (FTE)

1,082

District office

800 Pine Street, Emmaus PA 18049

County

Lehigh County

Official website

NCES District ID

4208550

About East Penn SD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The East Penn School District is located in the Lehigh Valley's metropolitan area which has a total population of a half million people. East Penn is noted for its academic excellence. Of the Class of 2011, 55% are attending four-year colleges or universities, 24% are attending two-year colleges and 3% are attending business, nursing or technical schools for a total of 82% seeking higher education. Twenty (20) advanced placement courses and 23 honors courses are offered at the high school. There are classes for special needs students and academically gifted on all levels. Student activities include dramatics and musical performances as well as an active club program. At the secondary level, 22 varsity and 12 junior varsity sports are offered with over one-third of the students participating. The East Penn staff consists of approximately 542 professional and 422 support members. 83.2% of the teachers hold a master degree or beyond. In addition to attending many workshops and conferences each year, every professional employee participates in various workshops and training activities through the Employee Development Program to enhance their particular skills. Members of our professional staff are resource persons for state, national and international conferences, adjunct college professors and published writers and researchers.
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