Abington Heights HS

Located at 222 Noble Road, in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, Abington Heights HS is a high-enrollment secondary school that works with 1,115 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Abington Heights SD. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 738.

Across the 6 schools in Abington Heights SD (3,391 students total), Abington Heights HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Abington Heights HS records that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Abington Heights HS has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 1% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Abington Heights HS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.1%; this one delivers 77.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lackawanna County put median household earnings sit near $66,223, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Lackawanna County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students), of which Abington Heights HS is one.

Clarks Summit El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Abington Heights HS. On composite proficiency, Abington Heights HS comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 1,048 students in 2018 compared to 1,115 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 93% to 84% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.