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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

41 public schools in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Scranton High School leads the list at 20.2:1, against a median of 13.1:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
41
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Top Students/teacher
20.2:1
Median Students/teacher
13.1:1
HIGHEST RATIO · LACKAWANNA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Scranton High SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDHigh1,81520.2:1
2Charles Sumner #18Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary25017.2:1
3Waverly SchoolWaverly, PAAbington Heights SDElementary30716.8:1
4Mid Valley Secondary CenterThroop, PAMid Valley SDHigh89815.8:1
5North Pocono High SchoolCovington Twp, PANorth Pocono SDHigh91515.4:1
6Abington Heights Middle SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDMiddle1,07315.4:1
7Valley View Intrmd SchoolArchbald, PAValley View SDElementary54815.4:1
8Abington Heights High SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDHigh1,11515.2:1
9Mid Valley El CenterThroop, PAMid Valley SDElementary1,02715.1:1
10Valley View High SchoolArchbald, PAValley View SDHigh74714.5:1
11Lakeland Elementary School - Scott CampusScott Township, PALakeland School DistrictElementary43214.3:1
12Dunmore JSHSDunmore, PADunmore SDHigh67414.0:1
13Frances Willard #32Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary34514.0:1
14South Abington SchoolChinchilla, PAAbington Heights SDElementary30113.7:1
15Dunmore El CenterDunmore, PADunmore SDElementary82413.6:1
16John G Whittier #2Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary44213.4:1
17William Prescott #38Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary20413.4:1
18Clarks Summit Elementary SchoolClarks Summit, PAAbington Heights SDElementary39913.3:1
19West Scranton High SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDHigh1,40413.2:1
20Valley View Middle SchoolArchbald, PAValley View SDMiddle56513.2:1
21McNichols PlazaScranton, PAScranton SDElementary31713.1:1
22Carbondale Elementary SchoolCarbondale, PACarbondale Area SDElementary75513.1:1
23North Pocono Middle SchoolMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDMiddle68513.1:1
24Valley View El CenterPeckville, PAValley View SDElementary52213.1:1
25North Pocono Intmd SchoolMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary44513.0:1
26Lakeland JSHSScott Township, PALakeland School DistrictHigh62312.9:1
27Old Forge Elementary SchoolOld Forge, PAOld Forge SDElementary53212.9:1
28Robert Morris #27Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary20612.6:1
29Moscow Elementary SchoolMoscow, PANorth Pocono SDElementary58112.6:1
30Isaac Tripp Elementary SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDElementary71012.4:1
31Old Forge JSHSOld Forge, PAOld Forge SDHigh43412.2:1
32South Scranton Intrmd SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDMiddle79812.0:1
33West Scranton Intrmd SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDMiddle82011.9:1
34Lakeland Elementary School - Mayfield CampusMayfield, PALakeland School DistrictElementary26811.9:1
35Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSScranton, PAHoward Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSElementary38411.8:1
36Jefferson Elementary SchoolLake Ariel, PANorth Pocono SDElementary23911.7:1
37Neil Armstrong #40Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary44111.5:1
38John Adams #4Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary21411.4:1
39Northeast Intrmd SchoolScranton, PAScranton SDMiddle89410.9:1
40John F. Kennedy #7Scranton, PAScranton SDElementary30510.8:1
41Carbondale Area JSHSCarbondale, PACarbondale Area SDHigh73610.3:1
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