Editing Palmer Township, Pennsylvania (section)

==Education==
{{Further|Easton Area School District}}
The [[Easton Area School District]] serves public school students from Palmer Township along with those from [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]], [[Forks Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Forks Township]], [[Martins Creek, Pennsylvania|Martins Creek]] to the north. 

The school district has seven elementary schools: Cheston, Forks, March, Palmer, Paxinosa, Shawnee, and Tracy for grades K-5, Easton Area Middle School Campus in Forks Township for grades 6–8, and [[Easton Area High School]] in Easton for grades 9–12. Total student enrollment in the school district is approximately 8,289 students in all grades as of 2020–21.

Easton Area High School is known for its long-standing athletic rivalry with [[Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)|Phillipsburg High School]] in neighboring [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey]]. The two teams play an annual football game on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] that is considered one of the largest and longest-standing rivalries in American [[high school football]]. In 2006, the rivalry marked its 100th anniversary. The game, which was broadcast on [[ESPN]], was won by Easton. In 2009, Easton was the location of the [[REPLAY the Series|Gatorade REPLAY Game]] in which the 1993 teams from the Easton vs. Phillipsburg game met again following their 7–7 tie in 1993. The REPLAY Game was won by Phillipsburg, 27–12.

Easton Area High School competes in the [[Eastern Pennsylvania Conference]], which includes the 12 largest high schools in the [[Lehigh Valley]] and [[Pocono Mountains|Poconos]] and is one of the nation's most elite high school athletic conferences. Easton holds the third-most conference championships in all sports, behind only [[Parkland High School (Pennsylvania)|Parkland High School]] and [[Emmaus High School]]. Easton is also home to [[Notre Dame High School (Easton, Pennsylvania)|Notre Dame High School]], a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school.