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Scranton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Scranton.

Scranton’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
9,165
Schools
15
Spent per student
$18,109
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$210.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scranton School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the PA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $210.9M, about $23,011 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Scranton 75,514

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Scranton. Grade by grade →

K–410 elementary schoolsThis district
5–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 36.1% · 4,088 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 55.1% · 4,151 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 87.5% · 743 in the class

86% 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
$18,109 per student · 17% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 52%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,819’20
9,262’21
9,215’22
9,211’23
9,165’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 43%White 28%Black 15%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Frances Willard #32
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Scranton
C−
345 students14:1
Charles Sumner #18
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Scranton
C−
250 students17:1
Isaac Tripp El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C−
710 students12:1
John G Whittier #2
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C
442 students13:1
Neil Armstrong #40
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C−
441 students11:1
McNichols Plaza
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C−
317 students13:1
John F. Kennedy #7
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C−
305 students11:1
John Adams #4
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
D
214 students11:1
Robert Morris #27
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C
206 students13:1
William Prescott #38
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Scranton
C+
204 students13:1
Northeast Intrmd Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Scranton
C−
894 students11:1
West Scranton Intrmd Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Scranton
D
820 students12:1
South Scranton Intrmd Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Scranton
D
798 students12:1
Scranton HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Scranton
B−
1,815 students20:1
West Scranton HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Scranton
A
1,404 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Abington Heights School DistrictRansom Township, South Abington Township
$14,997per student
North Pocono School DistrictRoaring Brook Township, Spring Brook Township
$19,446per student
Riverside School DistrictMoosic, Taylor
$17,193per student
Dunmore School DistrictDunmore
$16,301per 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.