Total enrollment
9,165
+346 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Scranton SD
Pennsylvania · 9,165 students · 1 city
Scranton SD reports 15 public K-12 schools and approximately 9,165 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 611.
4-year change in Scranton SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Scranton SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #328 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,165 | #21 of 479 | #1,012 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #14 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #285 of 478 | #3,663 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #11 of 378 | #403 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Scranton SD
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Scranton High School at 57.0% proficient to Northeast Intrmd School at 18.4%, a gap of 38.6 points. That is the 14th widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 9,637 to 9,165 students (down 5%) and from 687 to 683 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton HS | Scranton | High | 07-12 | 1,815 |
| West Scranton HS | Scranton | High | 09-12 | 1,404 |
| Northeast Intrmd Sch | Scranton | Middle | 05-08 | 894 |
| West Scranton Intrmd Sch | Scranton | Middle | 05-08 | 820 |
| South Scranton Intrmd Sch | Scranton | Middle | 05-08 | 798 |
| Isaac Tripp El Sch | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 710 |
| John G Whittier #2 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 442 |
| Neil Armstrong #40 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 441 |
| Frances Willard #32 | Scranton | Elementary | PK-04 | 345 |
| McNichols Plaza | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 317 |
| John F. Kennedy #7 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 305 |
| Charles Sumner #18 | Scranton | Elementary | PK-04 | 250 |
| John Adams #4 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 214 |
| Robert Morris #27 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 206 |
| William Prescott #38 | Scranton | Elementary | KG-04 | 204 |
About Scranton SD
Scranton SD is a low-population public-school district in Pennsylvania. The district operates 15 schools and hosts approximately 9,165 students.
For a sense of the school types, Scranton SD is made up of 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,165 students, grew 4% from the 8,819 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Scranton SD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.