East Penn School District | |
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![]() Location of East Penn School District in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
Address | |
800 Pine Street , Pennsylvania , 18049United States | |
Coordinates | 40°32′11″N75°30′24″W / 40.536390°N 75.506690°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1952 |
Schools | 11, including Emmaus High School |
Budget | $153.584 million |
NCES District ID | 4208550 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 7,973 (2022-23) |
Teachers | 583.85 (on an FTE basis) |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.14 |
Athletic conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
District mascot | Green Hornets |
Colors | Green and Gold |
Other information | |
Website | www |
East Penn School District is a large public school district in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Established in 1952, it was initially known as the East Penn Union School District.
East Penn School District serves students from Emmaus, Lower Macungie Township, Macungie, Upper Milford Township, and Alburtis, all located in the Lehigh Valley, the third-largest metropolitan region of Pennsylvania.
The district operates Emmaus High School in Emmaus for grades nine through 12, two public middle schools (Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie) for grades six through eight, seven public elementary schools (located in Alburtis, Emmaus, Macungie, and Wescosville) for kindergarten through fifth grade, and one public elementary charter school (Seven Generations Charter School, located in Emmaus).
As of the 2022–23 school year, the school district had a total student enrollment of 7,973 students between all eleven of its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. The district employs 565 professional and 505 support members with 90% of teachers holding a master's degree or higher. [2]
East Penn School District is noted for its academic excellence as measured by post-graduate collegiate admissions. As of 2011, 55% of Emmaus High School graduates attended four-year colleges or universities, 24% attended two-year colleges and 3% entered business, nursing or technical schools, for a total of 82% pursuing higher education following high school graduation.
East Penn School District has one of the most developed advanced placement programs in the Lehigh Valley, offering 19 advanced placement courses and 23 honors courses. Emmaus High School has won more Scholastic Scrimmage championships than any Lehigh Valley high school in the history of this popular televised academic quiz show.
Emmaus High School competes athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, which has produced numerous professional and Olympic athletes, including players who have gone on to NFL and NBA careers. The school fields teams in all Eastern Pennsylvania Conference sports.
Emmaus High School, founded in 1955, has won Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (or its predecessor, the Lehigh Valley Conference) championships at least once in each of the conference's sports. Emmaus High School holds the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference record for the most Pennsylvania state championships in all sports (13 since 2002) [3] and is second in overall Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championships, behind Parkland High School. [4]
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