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Enrollment
929
High
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYOMING AREA SD·NCES 422673006390
Wyoming Area Sec Center
252 Memorial St, Exeter, PA 18643 · (570) 655-2836 · Luzerne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
14.1:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
953 students
DISTRICT 107% · 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 7 | 169 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 167 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 170 | 18% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wyoming Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
18.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 17.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Wyoming Area Sec Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #443 of 576 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #505 of 626 ▲ 3 | #9 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #517 of 626 ▼ 27 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #199 of 713 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #326 of 601 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #280 of 604 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #68 of 619 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #114 of 373 | #6 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
929
-77 (-8%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 929 | 65.7 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 951 | 66.7 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 953 | 64 | 14.9:1 | 99% (947) |
| 2020-21 | 1,006 | 61 | 16.5:1 | 37% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 1,082 | 62.4 | 17.3:1 | 35% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 1,089 | 64 | 17.0:1 | 36% (394) |
| 2010-11 | 1,198 | 75 | 16.0:1 | 28% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 1,305 | 64 | 20.4:1 | 20% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 45 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wyoming Area Sec Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,082 to 929); teachers up 5% (62.4 to 65.7).
About Wyoming Area Sec Center
Wyoming Area Sec Center is a mid-sized high school with its address in Exeter, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 929 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 26% larger than the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Wyoming Area SD runs 4 schools with a combined 1,959 students. Wyoming Area Sec Center is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Wyoming Area Sec Center is White, at 81%. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Wyoming Area Sec Center is 32%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. High schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here.
Wyoming Area Sec Center holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 41% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wyoming Area Sec Center's results are 5.0 points above predicted: 38.6% against 33.6%.
Looking at the county, Luzerne County, median household income comes to about $63,691, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 65 public schools and about 45,209 students.
Measured in a straight line, Wyoming Area Kindergarten Center is about 0.1 miles from Wyoming Area Sec Center. The five-mile area around Wyoming Area Sec Center holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 77 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.5 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Wyoming Area Sec Center lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Wyoming Area SD
- Wyoming Area Primary CenterElementary · 465 students
- Wyoming Area Intermediate CenterMiddle · 444 students
- Wyoming Area Kindergarten CenterElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Wyoming Area Kindergarten Center0.1 mi · 121
- Wyoming Area Intermediate Center0.7 mi · 444
- Pittston Area SHS1.6 mi · 1,055
- Pittston City Intrmd Center1.8 mi · 730
- Wyoming Area Primary Center1.8 mi · 465
- Pittston Area Middle School1.8 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Wyoming Area Sec CenterHow large is Wyoming Area Sec Center?
Wyoming Area Sec Center enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 07-12.
Is Wyoming Area Sec Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wyoming Area Sec Center is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wyoming Area Sec Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wyoming Area Sec Center is approximately 14.1:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wyoming Area Sec Center?
At Wyoming Area Sec Center, the student body is approximately 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wyoming Area Sec Center public or private?
Wyoming Area Sec Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wyoming Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.