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The highest-poverty public high schools in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

12 public high schools in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. West Side Career & Technology Center leads the list at 111%, against a median of 95.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

111%

Median % FRL

95.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LUZERNE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West Side Career & Technology Center	Kingston, PA	West Side Career & Technology Center	High	437	111%
2	Greater Nanticoke Area SHS	Nanticoke, PA	Greater Nanticoke Area SD	High	698	103%
3	Wyoming Area Sec Ctr	Exeter, PA	Wyoming Area SD	High	929	103%
4	Wyoming Valley West SHS	Plymouth, PA	Wyoming Valley West SD	High	1,362	101%
5	Hanover Area JSHS	Hanover Township, PA	Hanover Area SD	High	977	97.9%
6	Wilkes-Barre Area HS	Plains, PA	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	High	2,569	96.1%
7	Hazleton Area HS	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	High	4,071	95.4%
8	Pittston Area SHS	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	High	1,055	53.9%
9	Northwest Area HS	Shickshinny, PA	Northwest Area SD	High	406	48.8%
10	Lake-Lehman JSHS	Lehman, PA	Lake-Lehman SD	High	745	37.4%
11	Dallas SHS	Dallas, PA	Dallas SD	High	745	28.9%
12	Crestwood Secondary Campus	Mountain Top, PA	Crestwood SD	High	1,379	26.8%

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