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Scranton School District is located in east Pennsylvania. Scranton School District has 25.31 square miles of land area and 0.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Scranton School District population is 75,842. Scranton School District median household income is $37,551 in 2010-2014. Scranton School District median house value is $107,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Scranton School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (175 out of 496, top 35%) Elementary/Middle School: (356 out of 498, bottom 29%)* Rank: #266
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	16
Population	75,842 (2010-2014), rank #13
Population Growth	4.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2,969.78/sq mi, rank #49
Median Household Income:	$37,551 at 2010-2014—7.96% increase since 2005-2009, rank #463
Median House Price:	$107,400 at 2010-2014—7.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #356
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	25.31 sq mi, rank #364
Water Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.90%), rank #337
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Lackawanna County
City:	Scranton
Zip:	18505, 18507, 18510, 18504, 18503, 18508, 18411, 18519, 18509
Area:	Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA

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Scranton School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

425 North Washington Ave

Scranton PA, 18503, Lackawanna County

Phone: 570-348-3400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	9,795	9,881	9,798	9,679	9,548	9,605	9,877
English Language Learner Students:	716	723	702	678	641	0	386
Total Teachers:	698.53	697.90	676.15	707.60	706.00	690.00	710.70
Prekindergarten:	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.50	13.50	13.50	13.00
Kindergarten:	32.00	35.00	32.00	27.00	23.00	22.50	23.00
Elementary:	280.57	277.74	274.37	283.48	288.86	289.40	309.60
Secondary:	298.56	301.16	295.88	320.17	319.59	305.20	311.30
Ungraded:	73.40	70.00	59.90	63.45	61.05	59.40	53.80
Total Other Staff:	425.00	467.00	471.00	470.00	455.50	443.90	434.50
Instructional Aides:	111.00	113.00	113.00	113.00	107.50	110.00	108.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	6.80	7.80	6.80	7.80	6.80	4.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.00	15.00	16.00	20.00	21.00	21.00	19.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	13.00	13.00	14.00	18.00	19.00	19.00	17.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	14.00	13.00	13.00	14.00	14.00	12.00	12.00
Library/Media Support:	19.00	20.00	20.00	19.00	18.00	18.00	16.00
District Administrators:	3.00	4.20	3.20	3.20	3.20	3.20	2.50
District Administrative Support:	38.00	36.00	36.00	36.00	11.00	11.00	11.00
School Administrators:	22.00	23.00	26.00	26.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
School Administrative Support:	62.00	64.00	64.00	61.00	63.00	62.00	60.00
Student Support Services:	NA	8.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	6.90	6.00
Other Support Services:	142.00	164.00	164.00	164.00	179.00	168.00	170.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.02	14.16	14.49	13.68	13.52	13.92	13.90

Schools

Charles Sumner #18	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	North Sumner Ave And Swetland, Scranton PA 18504
Frances Willard #32	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1100 Eynon St, Scranton PA 18504
George Bancroft #34	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1002 Albright Ave, Scranton PA 18508
Isaac Tripp Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1000 North Everett Ave, Scranton PA 18504
John Adams #4	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	927 Capouse Ave, Scranton PA 18509
John F. Kennedy #7	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Prospect Ave And Saginaw St, Scranton PA 18505
John G Whittier #2	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	700 Orchard St, Scranton PA 18505
Mcnichols Plaza	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1111 South Irving Ave, Scranton PA 18505
Neil Armstrong #40	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	N Lincoln Ave And Clearview St, Scranton PA 18508
Northeast Intrmd School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	721 Adams Ave, Scranton PA 18510
Robert Morris #27	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1824 Blvd Ave, Scranton PA 18509
Scranton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	63 Munchak Way, Scranton PA 18510
South Scranton Intrmd School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	355 Maple St, Scranton PA 18505
West Scranton High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1201 Luzerne St, Scranton PA 18504
West Scranton Intrmd School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1401 Fellows St, Scranton PA 18504
William Prescott #38	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	Prescott Ave And Myrtle St, Scranton PA 18510

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PSSA Test
2003	Math	11th Grade	% met std	41%	49.1%
2004	Math	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	49.1%
2005	Math	11th Grade	% met std	55.8%	50.9%
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	50.5%	52%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	61.2%	53.7%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.4%	55.9%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.1%	55.6%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.7%	59.6%
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	58.7%	60.3%
2012	Math	11th Grade	% met std	52.9%	60%
2003	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	59.2%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	60.8%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.7%	65%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.3%	65.1%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.9%	65.4%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	64.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73%	65.2%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	72.7%	67.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	66.9%	69.1%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	67.8%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	19.2%	35.7%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.3%	39.7%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	33.8%	39.8%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34.6%	40.8%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.2%	41.8%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	69%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	93.7%	85.6%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.9%	87.9%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.9%	85.8%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	90.5%	82.7%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.7%	80.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	89.7%	84.7%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.1%	82.9%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82.9%	78.5%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.5%	80.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	81.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.5%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.6%	83.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73.9%	80%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73.1%	72.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76.8%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	75.1%	75.2%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.5%	77.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.6%	74.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	77.2%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79.6%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.5%	81.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.9%	85.2%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	82.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.1%	68.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	70.1%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	72.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.2%	72.9%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	73.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	72.1%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.5%	81.5%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	83.4%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	81.4%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82.9%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	82.3%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	56.3%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	61.8%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.2%	69%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.5%	66.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.9%	71%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	73.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	74.4%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73.9%	76.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	73.3%
2003	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	58%
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	62.7%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.2%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.5%	60.6%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.1%	61.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.1%	64.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.8%	64.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	53.9%	65%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43.4%	54.1%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39.4%	57.3%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41%	57.3%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.2%	58.1%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	48.2%	61.8%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.2%	67.1%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	64.2%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69.3%	68%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	65.5%	69.6%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	72.3%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	75.7%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	78%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.8%	78.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.1%	77.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	65.9%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.9%	63.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63%	66.9%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.7%	67.6%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.7%	68.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	69.9%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.4%	68.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	66.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	67.2%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	70.6%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.6%	75.3%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	77.9%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	78.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65.2%	80.1%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	68.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	66.8%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	72%	70%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	71.4%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.7%	73.5%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	76%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	76%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.7%	51.3%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58%	57.9%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.9%	62.9%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.4%	62.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.2%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.3%	70.4%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.5%	71.3%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	75.2%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	76.9%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60.3%	76.4%
2003	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	59.2%	63.4%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	68.9%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	64.1%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	70.6%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	75%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	78.3%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	79.1%	81.9%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.7%	81.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70%	79.8%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	47.4%	52.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50.9%	54.8%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.2%	57.2%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	58.3%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	40%	59.7%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.1%	66.1%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	71.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	78.7%	69.1%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	71.2%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81.6%	75.2%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	73.1%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	82.1%	72.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$116,453,000	$11,885		$128,932,000	$13,321		$118,105,000	$12,370
Federal:	$8,079,000	$825	6.9%	$19,606,000	$2,026	15.2%	$10,712,000	$1,122	9.1%
State:	$55,041,000	$5,618	47.3%	$52,359,000	$5,410	40.6%	$52,647,000	$5,514	44.6%
Local:	$53,333,000	$5,443	45.8%	$56,967,000	$5,886	44.2%	$54,746,000	$5,734	46.4%
Total Expenditures:	$121,959,000	$12,447		$142,673,000	$14,740		$133,453,000	$13,977
Total Current Expenditures:	$101,359,000	$10,345		$103,146,000	$10,657		$103,724,000	$10,863
Instructional Expenditures:	$68,174,000	$6,958	67.3%	$67,819,000	$7,007	65.8%	$67,677,000	$7,088	65.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,192,000	$632	6.1%	$6,643,000	$686	6.4%	$6,397,000	$670	6.2%
Administration:	$9,243,000	$943	9.1%	$9,144,000	$945	8.9%	$9,895,000	$1,036	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$17,750,000	$1,812	17.5%	$19,540,000	$2,019	18.9%	$19,755,000	$2,069	19.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$7,239,000	$739		$18,417,000	$1,903		$15,430,000	$1,616
Construction:	$6,457,000	$659		$18,012,000	$1,861		$14,603,000	$1,529
Total Other:	$344,000	$35		$367,000	$38		$389,000	$41
Interest on Debt:	$7,378,000	$753		$13,340,000	$1,378		$7,012,000	$734

Total Salary:	$63,853,000	$6,517		$65,977,000	$6,817		$63,772,000	$6,679
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$47,213,000	$4,819	73.9%	$49,268,000	$5,090	74.7%	$47,227,000	$4,946	74.1%
Other Salary:	$16,640,000	$1,698	26.1%	$16,709,000	$1,726	25.3%	$16,545,000	$1,733	25.9%
Total Benefit:	$24,449,000	$2,495		$21,190,000	$2,189		$22,379,000	$2,344
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$18,260,000	$1,864	74.7%	$15,633,000	$1,615	73.8%	$16,395,000	$1,717	73.3%
Other Benefit:	$6,189,000	$632	25.3%	$5,557,000	$574	26.2%	$5,984,000	$627	26.7%

* Scranton School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.