Stroudsburg Area School District | |
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Address | |
123 Linden Street Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Monroe County 18360 United States |
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Information | |
Type | Public education |
Closed | Ramsey Elementary School (K-2) June 2014, Clearview Elementary School June 2015 |
School board | 9 locally elected members |
Superintendent |
Dr Cosmas C Curry, (contract October 19, 2015 to June 30, 2019) salary $167,000 |
Administrator |
Michael J Sokoloski, Business manager |
Grades | K-12 |
Number of students |
4,959 pupils (2016), 5,178 pupils (2013-14) 5,763 pupils (2009-10), 5,891 pupils (2006-07) |
Color(s) | maroon and white |
Mascot | Mountaineer |
Budget |
$104,423,400 (2016-17) |
Website | sburg |
Dr Cosmas C Curry, (contract October 19, 2015 to June 30, 2019) salary $167,000
Michael J Sokoloski, Business manager
Stephen G Brodmerkel, Asst Superintendent
4,959 pupils (2016),
$104,423,400 (2016-17)
$106,797,632 (2015-16)
$105,117,296 (2013-14),
$95,672,702.00 (2012-13),
Stroudsburg Area School District is a large, suburban/rural public school district located in the Poconos of northeast Pennsylvania. The headquarters are located on West Main Street in the Borough of Stroudsburg in Monroe County. Stroudsburg Area School District encompasses approximately 73 square miles (190 km2). According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 30,713 . By 2010, the district's population increased to 36,502 people, by 2015 it had declined to 35,787. In 2009, the District residents’ per capita income was $22,137, while the median family income was $56,546. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 44.1% of the District’s pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013 the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 60 students in the Stroudsburg Area School District were homeless.
Per District officials, in school year 2007-08 the Stroudsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 5,906 pupils through the employment of 426 teachers, 364 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 24 administrators. Stroudsburg Area School District received more than $18.9 million in state funding in school year 2007-08. The Superintendent of Schools was Dr. John A. Toleno. In school year 2009-10, Stroudsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 5,641 pupils. It employed: 415 teachers, 362 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 25 administrators. Stroudsburg Area School District received more than $21.3 million in state funding in school year 2009-10. In February 2017, Superintendent Cosmas Curry reported the district employed 379 classroom teachers and student enrollment was 5,087 students.