Scranton HS

Scranton HS is a four-year high school of well-populated scale in Scranton, Pennsylvania, run under Scranton SD, enrolling 1,815 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 146% larger than the state mean of about 738.

Scranton SD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 9,165 students. Scranton HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scranton HS shows that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% White, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Lackawanna County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Scranton HS has 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Scranton HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lackawanna County (around 72%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Scranton HS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 57.0%, a residual of +22.2 points.

In the broader community, Lackawanna County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,223 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Scranton HS is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: Charles Sumner #18, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Scranton HS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scranton HS has expanded 3%, going from 1,770 students in 2018 to 1,815 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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