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Dunmore School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 668 students in Dunmore School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Dunmore School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,458 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
107 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Dunmore School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#411 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
36%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
55%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
57%

Graduation Rate
≥95%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.65
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
70 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
5%
4%
# Hispanic Students
164 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
17%
# Black Students
105 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
7%
20%
# White Students
1,081 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
74%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
36 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
109
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
118
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
127
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
112
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
98
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
118
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
121
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
109
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
124
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
123
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
94
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,151 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,152 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$39,541 MM

Spending
$24 MM
$38,578 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,151
$23,696

Spending / Student
$16,152
$23,119

Best Dunmore School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dunmore Jr. Sr. High School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
300 W Warren St
Scranton, PA 18512
(570) 346-2043
Scranton, PA 18512
(570) 346-2043
Grades: 7-12
| 668 students
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