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Schools in Wanamie

Wanamie’s public schools

Greater Nanticoke Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wanamie. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
14%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 36% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.8
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,249 students on the public path
In brief

Wanamie’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wanamie’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Greater Nanticoke Area SHS places highest (better than 77%); Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr lowest (13%). 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 Wanamie, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Kennedy Early Childhood Centerin NanticokeNo scores
3–5GNA El Ctrin NanticokeC−
6–8Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctrin NanticokeD
9–12Greater Nanticoke Area SHSin NanticokeA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Greater Nanticoke Area 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.

Greater Nanticoke Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,249 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$13,856PA $21,758 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 55.1% · 1086 students tested
Math14%
State average 36.1% · 1033 students tested

Wanamie vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wanamie—Greater Nanticoke Area

Every school in Wanamie

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 Wanamiein other towns
Kennedy Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nanticoke
505 students14:1Rate it →
GNA El Ctr
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Nanticoke
C−
513 students15:1Rate it →
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Ctr
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nanticoke
D
533 students20:1Rate it →
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Nanticoke
A−
698 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Wanamie’s schools

Are Wanamie’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wanamie. Greater Nanticoke Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wanamie. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Wanamie in?

Greater Nanticoke Area School District.

Where do Wanamie kids go to high school?

Greater Nanticoke Area SHS.

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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.