East Stroudsburg Area School District is large, rural public school district located in Monroe and Pike Counties the Poconos of northeast Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 214 square miles (550 km2). The headquarters are located on North Courtland Street in the Borough of East Stroudsburg. The district is the second largest in the county in terms of territory and is split into two parts: South and North. In Monroe County the district serves: East Stroudsburg Borough, Smithfield Township, Middle Smithfield Township, and Price Township. In Pike County the district serves: Lehman Township and Porter Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 200,758. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $19,235, while the median family income was $19,238. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. According to District officials, in school year 2007-08 the East Stroudsburg Area School District provided basic educational services to 8,143 pupils through the employment of 657 teachers, 453 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 36 administrators. East Stroudsburg Area School District received more than $27.4 million in state funding in school year 2007-08.
According to an enrollment study done by the district's administration in 2012, the school faces a steady decline in enrollment. 2010-11 -7,555 students, 2011-12 - 7566 students, Projections: 2012-13 - 7375 students, 2013-14 - 7,126 students, 2014-15 - 6,860 students. Cumulatively, the administration expects a loss of 173 students at East Stroudsburg Area School District, by 2015.
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