Pittston Area School District

5 Stout St
Pittston, PA 18640
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 959 students in Pittston Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Pittston Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
3,191 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
188 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

District Rank

Pittston Area 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 90% has decreased from 91% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (PA)
#499 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Pittston Area   School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
23%
36%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pittston Area   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
43%
55%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pittston Area   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
52%
57%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Pittston Area   School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
90%
87%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Pittston Area   School District and public school graduation rate of Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.42
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
35 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
481 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
17%
# Black Students
171 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
5%
20%
# White Students
2,375 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
75%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
216
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
234
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
251
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
220
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
234
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
242
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
243
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
256
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
219
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
278
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
271
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
271
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
256
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $17,809 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 $15,789 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (PA)
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$39,541 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Pittston Area   School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$50 MM
$38,578 MM
This chart displays total spending of Pittston Area   School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$17,809
$23,696
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Pittston Area   School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$15,789
$23,119
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Pittston Area   School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Pennsylvania by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Pittston Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pittston Area Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
120 New Street
Pittston, PA 18640
(570) 654-2415
Grades: 5-8
| 959 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 3,191 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 26%
  • : 90% (Btm 50% in PA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 23% (Btm 50%)
  • : 43% (Btm 50%)
  • : 52% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), PA Dept. of Education

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