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26-990: As of the 2022–23 school year, the district had an enrollment of 8,003 students in its schools, according to National Center for Education Statistics data. Pocono Mountain School District encompasses approximately 304 square miles (790 km) and is divided into two parts: Pocono Mountain East and Pocono Mountain West. The Pocono Mountain East attendance area includes: Jackson Township , Pocono Township , Paradise Township , Barrett Township and Mount Pocono Borough. The schools serving Pocono Mountain East are: Swiftwater Elementary Center (K-3), Swiftwater Intermediate School (4-6), Pocono Mountain East Junior High School (7-8), and Pocono Mountain East High School (9-12). It also includes

52-691: A Congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. The structure and activities of the center consist of the following divisions. The Office of the Commissioner sets policy and standards for the center and oversees its operation, thus ensuring that statistical quality and confidentiality are maintained. Administrative Data Division (ADD) oversees planning, design, operations, statistical analysis, reporting, and dissemination of administrative records data at

78-596: A small area east of Route 380 that is Coolbaugh Township . Pocono Mountain West attendance area includes: Tobyhanna Township , Tunkhannock Township and most of Coolbaugh Township. The schools serving Pocono Mountain West include: Tobyhanna Elementary School (K-3), Clear Run Elementary School (K-2), Clear Run Intermediate School (3-6), Pocono Mountain West Junior High School, (7-8), and Pocono Mountain West High School (9-12). According to 2000 local census data,

104-473: A variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. The entire district was originally home of the Cardinals. However, when it was determined that a new school would have to be built, another squad was then needed. The Cardinals still remain at the original high school, the East high school. Barrett Elementary Center, Pocono Elementary Center, and Swiftwater Elementary Center are also Cardinals. PM West

130-435: A variety of education topics, and disseminates these analyses through indicator reports, tabular reports, and web tools. Current publications by ARIS include: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference , known informally as EPC , EPC18 , and East Penn Conference , is an athletic conference consisting of 18 large high schools from Lehigh , Monroe , Northampton , and Pike counties in

156-631: Is divided into three regions, which include the following municipalities: Before the need for another campus complex, one high school served the entire district. The first high school of the district—originally called Pocono Mountain High School—Pocono Mountain East High School (PMEHS) is located in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, along with Swiftwater Elementary Center (SEC), Swiftwater Intermediate School (SIS), and Pocono Mountain East Junior High School (PMEJHS). All four schools share

182-1042: Is home to the Panthers. The Cardinals are red and white, and the Panthers are blue and silver. Both Pocono Mountain East and Pocono Mountain West High Schools compete athletically in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) in the District XI division of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association , one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. The school districts sports include: According to PIAA directory July 2012 41°06′12″N 75°23′16″W  /  41.10341°N 75.38771°W  / 41.10341; -75.38771 National Center for Education Statistics The National Center for Education Statistics ( NCES )

208-529: Is the part of the United States Department of Education 's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States. It also conducts international comparisons of education statistics and provides leadership in developing and promoting the use of standardized terminology and definitions for

234-655: Is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: In field hockey , no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Football uses the following adjusted divisional conference alignment, which changes slightly every two years: North: Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Northampton, Pleasant Valley, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, and William Allen South: Allentown Central Catholic, Bethlehem Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, Liberty, Nazareth, Parkland, and Whitehall From

260-565: The Lehigh Valley and Pocono Mountain regions of eastern and northeastern Pennsylvania . The conference is a part of District XI of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA). The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference holds many Pennsylvania and national records and milestones in high school athletic competition. Many EPC athletes have gone on to compete in the Olympics and in professional sports, including Major League Baseball ,

286-593: The National Basketball Association , and the National Football League . The conference's high school wrestling programs have been labeled "among the nation’s best in the sport for nearly three decades" and WIN magazine has ranked the EPC and Lehigh Valley best in the nation for wrestling. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference is home to two of Pennsylvania's largest high school football stadiums,

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312-748: The 15,000 capacity J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown , the state's largest high school stadium, and the 14,000 capacity Frank Banko Field at Bethlehem Area School District Stadium in Bethlehem . On October 2, 2013, the Lehigh Valley Conference , consisting of 12 schools from the Lehigh Valley, voted to invite six Mountain Valley Conference schools to the conference, expanding it to a super conference of 18 large Pennsylvania high schools. The EPC

338-520: The 2014 through 2017 seasons, Northampton was in the South division. From the 2014 through 2015 seasons, Bethlehem Catholic was in the North division. For 2016–17, Allentown Central Catholic was in the North division. Division champions District and state championships Golf does not use any divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Boys lacrosse uses

364-571: The West Junior High School on the Sullivan Trail Campus, across from the West high school. The Class of 2006 was the first graduating class to attend West for the full four years. In May 2012, the Pocono Mountain School Board closed three schools due to sharply declining enrollment and significant budget shortfall. It closed:Coolbaugh Elementary Center, Swiftwater Intermediate, and Coolbaugh Learning Center. The closing brought

390-458: The collection of those statistics. NCES is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System . The functions of NCES have existed in some form since 1867, when Congress passed legislation providing "That there shall be established at the City of Washington, a department of education, for the purpose of collecting such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in

416-473: The district serves a resident population of approximately 60,000 people. Pocono Mountain East High School is located in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania in the heart of The Poconos . The school currently houses students in grades nine through twelve, and is joined on the campus by the East Junior High School, Swiftwater Intermediate School and the newest school Swiftwater Elementary School, built in 2008. The district

442-913: The elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education levels, and on libraries. Assessment Division (AD) creates, designs, develops, implements and reports on the National Assessment of Educational Progress at the national level and coordinates assessment and related data collection activities with the states. The staff also conducts a variety of other related education assessment studies. Sample Surveys Division (SSD) oversees planning design, operations, statistical analysis reporting, and dissemination of data from sample surveys at all levels of education, including early childhood and adult, and international data, such as High School and Beyond (HS&B). Surveys on vocational and technical education are also included in this division. The Annual Reports and Information Staff (ARIS) prepares analyses that synthesize data on

468-455: The following adjusted divisional conference alignment: East: Bethlehem Catholic, Liberty, Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley West: Allentown Central Catholic, Easton, Emmaus, Freedom, and Parkland Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in boys lacrosse. District and state championships Girls lacrosse uses

494-472: The following adjusted divisional conference alignment: Mountain: Nazareth, Northampton, and Pleasant Valley Steel: Easton, Freedom, Liberty Skyline: Allentown Central Catholic, Emmaus, and Parkland Bethlehem Catholic, Dieruff, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, Stroudsburg, Whitehall, and William Allen do not participate in girls lacrosse. District and state championships Boys soccer uses

520-462: The layoffs of 280 district employees, 142 of which are professional staff, which includes administrators and teachers. The Intermediate school at Clear Run opened in 1995 with The elementary Center which opened In 1997. In 2002 before the new Campus was constructed they renamed clear run schools to a better and shorter name. Swiftwater Intermediate was opened in 1998, both Intermediate Schools severed grades 6–8. The Pocono Mountain School District offers

546-467: The primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships Girls basketball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. Conference champions District and state championships In boys cross country , no divisional conference alignment is used. Conference champions District and state championships Individual state champions: In girls cross country, no divisional conference alignment

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572-742: The primary divisional conference alignment. Conference Champions District and state championships Girls soccer uses the primary divisional alignment. Conference champions District and state championships Softball uses the primary divisional alignment. District and state championships Boys swimming and diving does not use the divisional conference alignment. Pleasant Valley and Bethlehem Catholic do not participate in boys swimming and diving. In addition, East Stroudsburg North, East Stroudsburg South, Pocono Mountain East, Pocono Mountain West, and Stroudsburg do not participate in boys diving. Conference champions District and state championships Girls swimming and diving does not use

598-416: The same campus. Starting in the 2013–14 school year, those who attend the East campus attend SEC for grades K - 3, SIS for grades 4 - 6, PMEJHS for grades 7 - 8, and PMEHS for grades 9 - 12. Before 2008, the building that is now SEC did not exist. The current intermediate school was then the elementary school, and the junior high school was the intermediate school. Once the district split, the West high school

624-406: The several States and Territories, and of diffusing such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems, and methods of teaching, as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country." The National Center for Education Statistics fulfills

650-429: Was built in 2002. Those who attend the West campus attend either Tobyhanna Elementary Center (TEC- Pocono Pines ), Clear Run Elementary Center (CREC -Mt. Pocono), or Coolbaugh Elementary and Learning Centers (CEC/CLC - Tobyhanna ). Students then all come together and attend the middle school at Clear Run Intermediate School (CRIS- Mt.Pocono ) across from CREC. After spending two years there, students are then moved over to

676-506: Was officially announced on June 4, 2014, and the conference's play began in the 2014–15 school year. The conference is widely considered one of the premier high school athletic divisions in the nation. The 18 high school teams in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (with location in parentheses) are: Baseball uses the primary divisional conference alignment. District and state championships Boys basketball uses

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