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Schools in Bethany

Bethany’s public schools

Wayne Highlands School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethany. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.1K
▲ 11% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,495 students on the public path
In brief

Bethany’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bethany’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Damascus Area Sch places highest (better than 84%); Preston Sch lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Bethany, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Honesdale HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bethany, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Honesdale HSin HonesdaleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wayne Highlands School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wayne Highlands School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,322 students · 11.7 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$24,051PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 55.1% · 1176 students tested
Math55%
State average 36.1% · 1129 students tested

Bethany vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Bethany’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bethany—Wayne Highlands

Every school in Bethany

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bethanyin other towns
Stourbridge Primary Ctr
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Honesdale
415 students12:1Rate it →
Damascus Area Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Damascus
A−
258 students10:1Rate it →
Preston Sch
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lakewood
B−
143 students9:1Rate it →
Honesdale HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Honesdale
B
679 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bethany’s schools

Are Bethany’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bethany. Wayne Highlands School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bethany. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bethany in?

Wayne Highlands School District.

Where do Bethany kids go to high school?

Honesdale HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.