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Enrollment
437
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SIDE CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER·NCES 422587005059
West Side Career & Technology Center
75 Evans Street, Kingston, PA 18704 · (570) 288-8493 · Luzerne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
111%
486 students
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 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 138 | 32% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
7.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 7.1% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 10.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where West Side Career & Technology Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #577 of 626 ▼ 30 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #558 of 626 ▲ 43 | #11 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #453 of 713 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #378 of 601 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #203 of 604 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 111% | #13 of 619 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #78 of 373 | #3 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
437
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 29 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 74% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 67% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 31.5 | 16.6:1 | 73% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 56% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 40% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 40 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Side Career & Technology Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (524 to 437); teachers down 5% (31.5 to 30).
About West Side Career & Technology Center
West Side Career & Technology Center runs as a small high school in Kingston, Pennsylvania. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 437 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Federal records list West Side Career & Technology Center as its own district.
White students are the majority at West Side Career & Technology Center, with 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 76% of residents are White. West Side Career & Technology Center's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.6 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
West Side Career & Technology Center is located in Luzerne County, where the median household income is $63,691, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides West Side Career & Technology Center, Luzerne County has 64 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Chester Street Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of West Side Career & Technology Center.
NCES describes the area around West Side Career & Technology Center as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at West Side Career & Technology Center dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 464 to 437 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Kingston
- Wyoming Valley West Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,139 students
- Chester Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Third Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Chester Street Elementary School1.2 mi · 294
- Wyoming Valley West Middle School1.3 mi · 1,139
- Dana El Center1.4 mi · 626
- Third Avenue Elementary School1.7 mi · 97
- State El Center1.8 mi · 1,376
- Wilkes-Barre Area High School2.4 mi · 2,569
Frequently asked questions
About West Side Career & Technology CenterHow large is West Side Career & Technology Center?
West Side Career & Technology Center enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Side Career & Technology Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Side Career & Technology Center is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at West Side Career & Technology Center?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at West Side Career & Technology Center.
What is the student diversity at West Side Career & Technology Center?
Student demographics at West Side Career & Technology Center are roughly 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Side Career & Technology Center?
West Side Career & Technology Center is overseen by West Side Career & Technology Center in Luzerne County.
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