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Wilkes-Barre Area SD
A public school district in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,228
- Students enrolled
- 417.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 800
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,924
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,228 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,121st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 27th of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,924 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Wilkes-Barre Area SD spent $12,925 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,521 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $12,925 | $105.1 million | 8,134 |
| FY2023 | $12,924 | $101.1 million | 7,820 |
| FY2022 | $13,221 | $97.8 million | 7,395 |
| FY2021 | $12,267 | $87.0 million | 7,089 |
| FY2020 | $13,105 | $95.8 million | 7,310 |
| FY2019 | $13,923 | $100.3 million | 7,204 |
| FY2018 | $13,548 | $95.8 million | 7,070 |
| FY2017 | $13,567 | $94.5 million | 6,963 |
| FY2016 | $14,267 | $98.0 million | 6,870 |
| FY2015 | $13,746 | $94.8 million | 6,895 |
| FY2014 | $12,598 | $87.0 million | 6,903 |
| FY2013 | $13,544 | $93.9 million | 6,934 |
| FY2012 | $11,681 | $82.3 million | 7,044 |
| FY2011 | $11,777 | $82.4 million | 6,997 |
| FY2010 | $11,208 | $76.9 million | 6,862 |
| FY2009 | $10,726 | $72.0 million | 6,708 |
| FY2008 | $11,200 | $75.3 million | 6,725 |
| FY2007 | $10,119 | $70.8 million | 6,996 |
| FY2006 | $10,093 | $69.3 million | 6,870 |
| FY2005 | $9,521 | $66.4 million | 6,969 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $24.2 million | 14.3% |
| State | $70.1 million | 41.6% |
| Local | $74.3 million | 44.1% |
| Total | $168.6 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Daniel J Flood El School | 616 |
| Dodson El School | 522 |
| Dr David W Kistler El School | 961 |
| G A R MS | 1,101 |
| Heights/Murray El School | 838 |
| Solomon/Plains El School | 718 |
| Solomon/Plains MS | 758 |
| Wilkes-Barre Area High School | 2,569 |
| Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy | 93 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4226300
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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