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Pittston Area SD

Pittston, Pennsylvania · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

3,272
Students enrolled
4
Public schools
196
Classroom teachers (FTE)
16.7:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 232
  • Grade 1 231
  • Grade 2 243
  • Grade 3 263
  • Grade 4 233
  • Grade 5 241
  • Grade 6 243
  • Grade 7 260
  • Grade 8 263
  • Grade 9 240
  • Grade 10 278
  • Grade 11 274
  • Grade 12 271

By race/ethnicity

  • White 71%
  • Hispanic/Latino 18%
  • Black or African American 6%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Asian 1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$15,433 spent per student on day-to-day operations Pennsylvania median: $18,876 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $9,616
  • Support services $5,247
  • Other (food service, etc.) $570

Where the money comes from

  • Local 55%
  • State 39%
  • Federal 7%

Total revenue $66.2 milliontotal spending $67.1 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

391

District office

5 Stout St, Pittston PA 18640

County

Luzerne County

Official website

NCES District ID

4219200

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About Pittston Area SD

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

With a student population of approximately 3300, Pittston Area School District is a mid-sized school district located in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the northeastern part of the state. The district spans 42 suburban square miles from the city of Pittston, the boroughs of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, and Yatesville, and Jenkins and Pittston Townships. According to the 2000 federal census data, Pittston Area serves a resident population of 30,034. Pittston Area students attend five school buildings including a Kindergarten Center, Primary Center, Intermediate Center, Middle School and High School. Nestled in Yatesville Borough, Pittston Area High School is located beside within 13 miles of thirteen (13) universities/colleges. The district currently employs 190 teachers and 266 support staff. Pittston Area students have consistently scored above both the state and federal averages on the SAT and PSSA exams. All Kindergarten students attend the Kindergarten center in Dupont Borough. Set atop a hillside in Hughestown, the Primary Center houses students in grades 1 and 2. The Martin L. Mattei Educational Campus in Pittston consists of the Intermediate Center, serving students in grades 3-5, while the Middle School serves students in grades 6-8. Students in grades 9-12 are educated in the Senior High School in Yatesville Borough.
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