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School district in Pennsylvania, United States
Salisbury Township School District
Salisbury High School in June 2015
Address
1140 Salisbury Road Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 18103
United States
Coordinates40°35′22″N 75°25′46″W / 40.58951°N 75.42938°W / 40.58951; -75.42938
District information
TypePublic
GradesK-12
SchoolsFour, including Salisbury High School
Budget$46.16 million
NCES District ID4220730
Students and staff
Students1,509 (2023-24)
Teachers103.45 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio14.59
Athletic conferenceColonial League
ColorsNavy and White   
Other information
Websitewww.salisburysd.org

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 km).

As of the 2023–24 school year, the school district had a total enrollment of 1,509 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. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $28,073, while the median family income was $62,534. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. 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.

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

Further information: Salisbury High School (Pennsylvania)
  • 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
Boys
Girls
  • Basketball - AA
  • Cheer - AAAA
  • Cross Country - AA
  • Field hockey - AA
  • Golf - AA
  • Rifle - AAAA
  • Soccer (Fall) - AA
  • Softball - AA
  • Swimming and diving - AA
  • Girls' tennis - AA
  • Track and field - AA

Middle School sports
Boys
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Track and Field
  • Wrestling
Girls
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Field Hockey
  • Indoor Track and Field
  • Soccer (Fall)
  • Softball
  • Swimming and Diving
  • Track and Field

According to PIAA directory July 2013

References

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

External links

Schools in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
School districts
Allentown
East Penn
Northwestern Lehigh
  • Northwestern Lehigh High School
  • Northwestern Lehigh Middle School
Parkland
Salisbury Township
Southern Lehigh
Whitehall-Coplay
Other schools
Bethlehem Area (partially located in Northampton County)
Catasauqua Area (partially located in Northampton County)
Charter schools
Northern Lehigh (partially located in Northampton County)
Private schools
Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown
Vocational schools

40°35′22″N 75°25′46″W / 40.58951°N 75.42938°W / 40.58951; -75.42938

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