Residents of Jim Thorpe may attend the local, public schools operated by Jim Thorpe Area School District which provides preschool and full day kindergarten through 12th grade. Both the Lawrence b. Morris Elementary School and Jim Thorpe Area High School are located in the borough of Jim Thorpe. In 2016, the Jim Thorpe Area School District's enrollment declined to 2,062 students. In 2011, Jim Thorpe Area School District enrollment was 2,187 pupils. The District's enrollment was 1,913 pupils in 2005–06. Jim Thorpe Area School District operates three schools: Jim Thorpe Area High School (9th-12th), L.B Morris (Preschool, full-day kindergarten - 8th); Penn Kidder Campus (preschool - 8th). In 2016, Jim Thorpe Area School District's graduation rate was just 88.76%.