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Western Wayne School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Lake Township, Salem Township, Canaan Township, Clinton Township, South Canaan Township, Sterling Township and Waymart.

Lake Township’s School Grade B better than 64% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
1,796
Schools
4
Spent per student
$26,801
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$8.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Western Wayne School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the PA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.7M, about $4,834 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% of the 688 Pennsylvania school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BLake Township 4,910BSalem Township 4,174BCanaan Township 3,701BClinton Township 2,071BSouth Canaan Township 1,873BSterling Township 1,523BWaymart 1,287

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lake Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Western Wayne MSThis district
9–12Western Wayne HSThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.1% · 798 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 55.1% · 866 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.5% · 133 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,801 per student · 23% above PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 35%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,794’20
1,756’21
1,770’22
1,794’23
1,796’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools.

EverGreen El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Ariel
B+
522 students12:1
Robert D Wilson El School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waymart
B+
345 students12:1
Western Wayne MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Ariel
C+
367 students10:1
Western Wayne HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Ariel
B
562 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

North Pocono School DistrictJefferson Township, Lehigh Township, Madison Township
$19,446per student
Wallenpaupack Area School DistrictDreher Township, Greene Township, Palmyra Township
$28,606per student
Wayne Highlands School DistrictCherry Ridge Township, Dyberry Township, Prompton
$24,051per student
Forest City Regional School DistrictForest City, Mount Pleasant Township, Vandling
$21,970per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania.