Enrollment
30
Pennsylvania · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Wilkes-Barre, PA
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc
Federal NCES profile for Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 428030007077
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 97
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Pennsylvania.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Wilkes-Barre · Resource Index
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 100.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 30
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
School address
District: Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc · Pennsylvania
NCES ID 428030007077 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Free-lunch eligible
100.0%
vs 58.1% Pennsylvania avg
+72% vs state
What stands out at Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc serves a higher-need student population than most Pennsylvania campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
No single support indicator dominates
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc is a high-poverty, small high school in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, enrolling 30 students.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 100.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Pennsylvania schools, with 30 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 2,889 Pennsylvania schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (43%) and White (37%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 65/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 15 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Its district draws 22.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 38 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 30 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc operates only this one school, so Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 30 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Pennsylvania's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc compares
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc on the metrics families compare, against Pennsylvania and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 100.0% | ▲ 72% | 58.1% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 30 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
30
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 72% above the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 15 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 38 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 126.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 43.3%
White 36.7%
African American 16.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 43.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 64.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 64.9, Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc is more mixed than the Pennsylvania school average of 37.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Pennsylvania, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
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Frequently asked questions about Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc
How many students attend Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc?
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc has 30 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc?
100.0% of students at Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Pennsylvania average of 58.1%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc?
The largest demographic group at Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc is Hispanic or Latino at 43.3% of enrollment, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc?
Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc rank among public schools in Wilkes-Barre?
By Resource Investment Index, Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Wilkes-Barre, PA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Wilkes-Barre on the city page.
What other schools are in Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc?
None reported; Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc operates only Wilkes-Barre Area Ctc as a public school district in NCES's records.
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