Wilkes-Barre Area HS
Plains · PA · Wilkes-Barre Area SD · Public
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Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy → Genesis School → Graham Academy High School → Wyoming Seminary Upper School → Bais Menachem Youth Development Prog → Holy Redeemer H.S. → New Story School → West Side Career & Technology Center →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Wilkes-Barre Area HS compares for families
What families should know about Wilkes-Barre Area HS.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy, Genesis School, Graham Academy High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +5.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,569 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $18,741 per student in district revenue, the 770 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $14,430,570/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy Plains |
Public | 0.0 | 93 | +17.7% |
| Genesis School Kingston |
Private | 1.6 | 25 | — |
| Graham Academy High School Luzerne |
Private | 2.0 | 41 | — |
| Wyoming Seminary Upper School Kingston |
Private | 2.1 | 719 | — |
| Bais Menachem Youth Development Prog Wilkes Barre |
Private | 2.1 | 48 | — |
| Holy Redeemer H.S. Wilkes Barre |
Private | 2.2 | 464 | -10.9% |
| New Story School Wyoming |
Private | 2.4 | 62 | -23.5% |
| West Side Career & Technology Center Kingston |
Public | 2.4 | 437 | +13.8% |