West Scranton HS

West Scranton HS is a senior high of sizable scale in Scranton, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Scranton SD, works with 1,404 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 738 students per school, that is 90% above typical.

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

On the student-mix side, West Scranton HS shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West Scranton HS has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lackawanna County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Scranton HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.6%.

In the broader community, Lackawanna County reports that median household income runs about $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 West Scranton HS is one.

The closest other public school is West Scranton Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Scranton HS comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 60%: 877 students in 2018 compared to 1,404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 32% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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