Enrollment
30
High
STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILKES-BARRE AREA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER·NCES 428030007077
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center
Jumper Road Plains Township, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 · (570) 822-4131 · Luzerne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
0.9:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3817%
1,145 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 77% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 10% |
Student demographics
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
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PSSA + Keystone 2023-24 . % Proficient or AdvancedMath
8.3%
PA avg 41.4%
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Pennsylvania average is about 41 of 100.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30 | #654 of 713 | #15 of 16 |
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
30
+6 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
0.9:1
was 0.7:1
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 | 30 | 35 | 0.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 40 | 37 | 1.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 36 | 1.1:1 | 100% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 35 | 0.7:1 | 100% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center.
About Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 30 students. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 96% lower.
In federal data, the district for Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 37% White, 17% Black, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Luzerne County, the Hispanic share is about 17%.
Federal data list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center in 2024-25, for a ratio of 0.9:1. That is 11.9 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Luzerne County this way: the median household income is $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center, Luzerne County has 64 other public schools.
The school nearest to Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is Solomon/Plains Elementary School, at a distance of about 2.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 6 students since 2020-21, to 30.
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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 Wilkes-Barre
- G A R Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,101 students
- Wolfpack Early Learning AcademyElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Solomon/Plains Elementary School2.2 mi · 718
- Solomon/Plains Middle School2.2 mi · 758
- Wilkes-Barre Area High School2.5 mi · 2,569
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy2.5 mi · 93
- Daniel J Flood Elementary School2.9 mi · 616
- Pittston Area SHS3.0 mi · 1,055
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical CenterHow many students attend Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center enrolls approximately 30 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center have?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 0.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
Student demographics at Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center are roughly 37% White, 43% Hispanic, 17% Black.
Who oversees Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center?
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is overseen by Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.