• Source: Scranton School District (Pennsylvania)

      • The Scranton School District is a large, urban school district located in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Wyoming Valley region of northeastern Pennsylvania. It serves all of the city of Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 26 square miles. According to the 2020 census, the Scranton School District serves a resident population of 76,997. The educational attainment levels for the Scranton School District population (25 years old and over) were 83.9% high school graduates and 19.3% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania.
      According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 63.7% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, reported that 145 students in the Scranton School District were homeless.
      In 2009, Scranton School District residents’ per capita income was $16,174, while the median family income was $39,233. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Lackawanna County, the median household income was $43,673. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.
      The Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit IU19 provides the district with a wide variety of services like: specialized education for disabled students; state mandated training on recognizing and reporting child abuse; speech and visual disability services; criminal background check processing for prospective employees and professional development for staff and faculty.


      Schools


      There are thirteen preschool classes operated in twelve different settings.


      = Elementary

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      John Adams Elementary
      Neil Armstrong Elementary
      Isaac Tripp Elementary
      John F. Kennedy Elementary
      William Prescott Elementary
      Charles Sumner Elementary
      John G. Whittier Elementary
      Frances Willard Elementary
      McNichols Plaza Elementary
      Robert Morris Elementary


      = Intermediate schools

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      Northeast Scranton Intermediate
      South Scranton Intermediate
      West Scranton Intermediate


      = High schools

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      Scranton High School
      West Scranton High School
      High school students may choose to attend the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County (CTCLC) for training in construction and mechanical trades; automotive repairs; cosmetology; welding, Visual Art and Design and allied Health Occupations.


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