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Enrollment
698
High
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER NANTICOKE AREA SD·NCES 421629005242
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS
425 Kosciuszko St, Nanticoke, PA 18634 · (570) 735-7781 · Luzerne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
721 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 175 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Greater Nanticoke Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 24.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Greater Nanticoke Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #454 of 576 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #435 of 626 ▲ 12 | #4 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #394 of 626 ▲ 53 | #4 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #278 of 713 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #555 of 601 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #141 of 604 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #61 of 619 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #28 of 373 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
698
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 698 | 38.9 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 100% (721) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 35.5 | 20.1:1 | 89% (634) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 55% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 45.6 | 20.5:1 | 56% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 859 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 57% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 850 | 47 | 18.1:1 | 49% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 43 | 20.2:1 | 21% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 44 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greater Nanticoke Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (934 to 698); teachers down 15% (45.6 to 38.9).
About Greater Nanticoke Area SHS
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS is the name of a medium-sized high school in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 698 students.
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS belongs to Greater Nanticoke Area SD, a district of 4 schools and 2,249 students.
Roughly 66% of students at Greater Nanticoke Area SHS are White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. Luzerne County's residents are about 76% White, 9 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1, with 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.2 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Greater Nanticoke Area SHS a C+. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Greater Nanticoke Area SHS, the prediction is 33.3% and the result is 36.5%.
Luzerne County census figures show that the median household income is $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 65 public schools in Luzerne County, enrolling about 45,209 students in all.
Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 31.2%, lower than Greater Nanticoke Area SHS's 36.5%.
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Greater Nanticoke Area SHS had 675 students, to 2024-25, when it had 698. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.3:1 in 2020-21, and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greater Nanticoke Area SD
- Greater Nanticoke Area Ed CenterMiddle · 533 students
- GNA El CenterElementary · 513 students
- Kennedy Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
Other schools in Nanticoke
- Greater Nanticoke Area Ed CenterMiddle · 533 students
- GNA El CenterElementary · 513 students
- Kennedy Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center0.1 mi · 533
- GNA El Center0.1 mi · 513
- Kennedy Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 505
- Hanover Area JSHS2.2 mi · 977
- Hanover Green Elementary School2.4 mi · 318
- Wyoming Valley West SHS3.4 mi · 1,362
Frequently asked questions
About Greater Nanticoke Area SHSHow many students attend Greater Nanticoke Area SHS?
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS enrolls approximately 698 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greater Nanticoke Area SHS serve?
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greater Nanticoke Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greater Nanticoke Area SHS is approximately 18.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greater Nanticoke Area SHS?
At Greater Nanticoke Area SHS, the student body is approximately 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Greater Nanticoke Area SHS public or private?
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Nanticoke Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.