School district · Pennsylvania

Wyoming Valley West SD

Wyoming Valley West SD in Pennsylvania: 6 public schools with 4,894 students and 15.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,524 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 4,894
Students per teacher: 15.4; PA 13.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,524; PA $21.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 317
Counselors (FTE): 12.0
Students per counselor: 408; PA 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

28%proficient

−9.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 47% · 655 school districts compared

2,058 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

16%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Pennsylvania

Median 39% · 655 school districts compared

2,056 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$13.3K15

$13.8K16

$14.4K17

$15.4K18

$15.1K19

$14.9K20

$15.7K21

$15.3K22

$15.6K23

$18.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $22.5M
State: 41% · $48.3M
Local: 40% · $47M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,982
Support services: $5,744
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.5M
Long-term debt: $41.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Chester Street El SchFree meals for all	1–5	294	13.8	40%	30%	Kingston
Dana El CtrFree meals for all	K–5	626	17.2	44%	30%	Forty Fort
State El CtrFree meals for all	K–5	1,376	15.7	22%	19%	Larksville
Third Avenue El SchFree meals for all	K	97	10.1	—	—	Kingston
Wyoming Valley West MSFree meals for all	6–8	1,139	15.5	25%	7.2%	Kingston
Wyoming Valley West SHSFree meals for all	9–12	1,362	15.4	—	—	Plymouth

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 450 N Maple Ave, Kingston, PA 18704
Phone: (570)288-6551

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.