Scranton SD
A public school district in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 9,237
- Students enrolled
- 709
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 984
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,307
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 9,237 in 2024–25
- Ranks 987th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 23rd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,307 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Scranton SD spent $17,307 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,466 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,307 | $160.3 million | 9,262 |
| FY2022 | $15,583 | $144.5 million | 9,273 |
| FY2021 | $13,084 | $120.6 million | 9,216 |
| FY2020 | $14,283 | $142.7 million | 9,992 |
| FY2019 | $13,126 | $132.7 million | 10,107 |
| FY2018 | $14,040 | $142.5 million | 10,153 |
| FY2017 | $13,903 | $139.6 million | 10,038 |
| FY2016 | $13,665 | $137.4 million | 10,056 |
| FY2015 | $12,898 | $129.1 million | 10,009 |
| FY2014 | $11,722 | $114.8 million | 9,795 |
| FY2013 | $11,225 | $110.9 million | 9,881 |
| FY2012 | $10,345 | $101.4 million | 9,798 |
| FY2011 | $10,657 | $103.1 million | 9,679 |
| FY2010 | $10,863 | $103.7 million | 9,548 |
| FY2009 | $9,984 | $95.9 million | 9,605 |
| FY2008 | $9,731 | $96.1 million | 9,877 |
| FY2007 | $9,111 | $90.4 million | 9,924 |
| FY2006 | $9,705 | $90.8 million | 9,355 |
| FY2005 | $9,466 | $86.1 million | 9,099 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $32.8 million | 15.1% |
| State | $112.2 million | 51.6% |
| Local | $72.5 million | 33.3% |
| Total | $217.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Charles Sumner #18 | 250 |
| Frances Willard #32 | 345 |
| Isaac Tripp El School | 710 |
| John Adams #4 | 214 |
| John F. Kennedy #7 | 305 |
| John G Whittier #2 | 442 |
| McNichols Plaza | 317 |
| Neil Armstrong #40 | 441 |
| Northeast Intrmd School | 894 |
| Robert Morris #27 | 206 |
| Scranton High School | 1,815 |
| South Scranton Intrmd School | 798 |
| West Scranton High School | 1,404 |
| West Scranton Intrmd School | 820 |
| William Prescott #38 | 204 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4221090
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved