The Lehighton Area School District is located just north of the Blue Mountain range extending along the Lehigh River in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Carbon County is located in eastern Pennsylvania and is considered part of the Pocono region. The 2000 Census reports that Carbon County had a population of 58,802. Out of this, the population of Lehighton was 5,537.
The district is composed of four communities which are served by the Lehighton Area School District over a sixty-seven square mile area. East Penn Township is to the south of the town/borough of Lehighton; Mahoning Valley to the west along route 443 and Franklin Township is located on the east side of the river.
The school district comprises four elementary schools: Shull David, Franklin, Mahoning and East Penn. All elementary schools include full-day kindergarten and house grades one(1) through four (4).
The single Middle School comprises grades five (5) through eight (8) in the renovated high school centrally located in the Lehighton borough. The High School facility was built in 1993. Recent significant initiatives include technology upgrades.
The district is currently rewriting its Strategic Plan as per State guidelines.
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