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Crestwood School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Wright Township, Fairview Township, Rice Township, Dorrance Township, White Haven, Slocum Township, Dennison Township, Nuangola and Penn Lake Park.

Wright Township’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Pennsylvania school districts

Students
2,726
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,387
PA $21,758
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$47.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crestwood School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Pennsylvania districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% less per student than the PA average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $47.2M, about $17,320 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Wright Township 5,938A−Fairview Township 4,742A−Rice Township 3,834A−Dorrance Township 2,130A−White Haven 1,203A−Slocum Township 1,075Dennison Township 994Nuangola 676Penn Lake Park 383

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wright Township. Grade by grade →

K–62 schoolsThis district
7–12Crestwood Secondary CampusThis district

Test scores vs. PA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 36.1% · 1,384 students tested
Reading / language arts69%
State average 55.1% · 1,418 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.5% · 260 in the class

89% 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
$14,387 per student · 34% below PA
Spending
Classroom instruction 70%Support & administration 27%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 35%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,764’20
2,797’21
2,827’22
2,764’23
2,726’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 5%Asian 4%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Rice El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mountain Top
B
735 students19:1
Fairview El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mountaintop
B
612 students19:1
Crestwood Secondary Campus
High · Grades 7–12 · Mountain Top
B
1,379 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hazleton Area School DistrictButler Township, Foster Township
$14,526per student
Greater Nanticoke Area School DistrictConyngham Township, Newport Township
$13,856per student
Weatherly Area School DistrictEast Side, Kidder Township
$20,689per student
Wilkes-Barre Area School DistrictBear Creek Township
$12,925per 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.