William Prescott #38

William Prescott #38 is a primary school of low-enrollment scale in Scranton, Pennsylvania, operated by Scranton SD, instructing 204 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so William Prescott #38 sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in Scranton SD (9,165 students total), William Prescott #38 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, William Prescott #38 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 22% White, 14% Black, 14% Asian, 13% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 113% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lackawanna County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lackawanna County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,223, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. William Prescott #38 is one of 47 public schools in Lackawanna County (combined enrollment of about 27,006 students).

The closest other public school is Northeast Intrmd Sch, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

William Prescott #38 operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. William Prescott #38's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 204). White enrollment moved from 51% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the William Prescott #38 community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.