Scranton High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennsylvania enrolled 1,815 students in 2024-25 with 89.7 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

1,710 students in 2022-23, 1,819 students in 2023-24, 1,815 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 90.7 to 89.7.

Students enrolled at Scranton High School by school year2022-23: 1,710, 2023-24: 1,819, 2024-25: 1,81505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7102023-241,8192024-251,815
Students enrolled at Scranton High School by school year2022-23: 1,710, 2023-24: 1,819, 2024-25: 1,81505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7102023-241,8192024-251,815
Students enrolled at Scranton High School by school year2022-23: 1,710, 2023-24: 1,819, 2024-25: 1,81505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7102023-241,8192024-251,815
Students enrolled at Scranton High School by school year2022-23: 1,710, 2023-24: 1,819, 2024-25: 1,81505001k1.5k2k2022-231,7102023-241,8192024-251,815
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,71090.718.9
2023-241,81993.719.4
2024-251,81589.720.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools

Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Scranton High School 20.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScranton High School 20.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Scranton High School 20.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScranton High School 20.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Scranton High School 20.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScranton High School 20.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 47.4; Scranton High School 20.2; state median 13.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScranton High School 20.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 320 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Scranton High School enrolled 1,602 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 132 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 320 of the 1,602 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions132
  • Chronically absent70.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

37.6% of students were Hispanic, 33.6% White, 15.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic37.6%
  2. White33.6%
  3. Black15.8%
  4. Asian6.2%
  5. Two or more races6.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Scranton High School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Math22%11% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

87% of the 382 students in Scranton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Four-year graduation rate87%87%87.5%
Students in the class382743136,045

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Scranton

3 public high schools in Scranton report 2024-25 enrollment; Scranton High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Scranton High School1,81520.299.9%
West Scranton High School1,40413.299.4%
CTC of Lackawanna County120.494.4%

All public schools in Scranton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Scranton High School

  1. West Scranton High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,404 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Dunmore JSHSThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 674 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Scranton High School with West Scranton High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scranton City School District spends per student$17,307 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,307
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaScranton High School is the number 44 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 709
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.20.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Scranton High School

  1. How many students attend Scranton High School?
    1,815 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,710 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Scranton, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Scranton High School?
    20.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Scranton High School a Title I school?
    Scranton High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Scranton High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Scranton High School scored proficient or above: 22% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Scranton High School?
    87% of the 382 students in Scranton High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Scranton High School in?
    Scranton City School District, NCES district ID 4221090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422109006413 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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