Palmerton Area School District

Location of Palmerton Area School District in Carbon County

Palmerton Area School District is a public school district located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Palmerton and Bowmanstown, and Lower Towamensing and Towamensing townships. There are three elementary schools called STEPHEN S. PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and TOWAMENSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The S.S. Palmer school is located at 298 Lafayette Avenue, Palmerton, PA. The Parkside school is located at 680 Fourth Street, Palmerton, PA. The Towamensing school is located at 7920 Interchange Rd Lehighton, PA 18235.

The Towamensing school use to be kindergarten to 4th grade up until 1986, then the following year (86-87 school year) they had expanded to 6th grade. Before the school expanded, it only had one 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classes. After the expansion, those grades were doubled as well as the expansion of the two 5th and 6th grade classes.

The Palmerton Area School District also has a secondary complex. The Junior High School and Senior High School joint building is located at 3525 Fireline Road, Palmerton, PA. This building houses grades 7-12.

The District website is located at [www.palmerton.org].

Carbon County, Pennsylvania Schools

Main School Districts

Jim Thorpe Area	Jim Thorpe Area High School

Lehighton Area	Lehighton Area High School

Palmerton Area	Palmerton Area Senior High School

Weatherly Area	Weatherly Area High School

Other Schools

Hazleton Area (partially located in Luzerne and Schuylkill Counties)	Hazleton Area High School

Panther Valley (partially located in Schuylkill County)	Panther Valley High School

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