Pittston Area MS

Pittston Area MS is a mid-tier junior high in Pittston, Pennsylvania, part of Pittston Area SD. The school serves 761 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 594.

Pittston Area SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,247 students; Pittston Area MS is among them.

Demographically, Pittston Area MS records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Luzerne County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pittston Area MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of -13.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Luzerne County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pittston Area MS is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is Pittston City Intrmd Ctr, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pittston Area MS at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pittston Area MS has fell 28%, going from 1,053 students in 2018 to 761 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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