Salisbury Township School District

Salisbury Township School District is a small, suburban, public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves Salisbury Township. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 11 square miles (28 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 13,498. By 2010, The US Census Bureau reported that Salisbury Township School District's resident population was 13,505 people.[1] In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $28,073, while the median family income was $62,534.[2] In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501[3] and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010.[4] By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.[5] 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.[6]

Salisbury Township School District
Address
1140 Salisbury Road
, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 18103
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12 (adding preK 2014)
Other information
Websitewww.stsd.org

Salisbury High School students may choose to attend Lehigh Career & 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

The Salisbury Township School Board also oversees the Arts Academy Charter School. (grades 5-8)

Extracurriculars

The Salisbury Township School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Sports

The District funds

Varsity
Middle School Sports

According to PIAA directory July 2013 [7]

References

  1. US Census Bureau, 2010 Census Poverty Data by Local Education Agency, 2011
  2. US Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009
  3. US Census Bureau (2010). "American Fact Finder, State and County quick facts".
  4. US Census Bureau (September 2011). "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010" (PDF).
  5. Michael Sauter & Alexander E.M. Hess (August 31, 2013). "America's most popular six-figure jobs". USA Today.
  6. proximityone (2014). "School District Comparative Analysis Profiles".
  7. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (2013). "PIAA School Directory".

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