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About this school
Wilkes - Barre Area High School is
a suburban public school
in Plains, Pennsylvania that is part of Wilkes - Barre Area School District.
It serves 2,569 students
in grades 9 - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 40.1:1.
Its teachers have had 20 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
63%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Wilkes - Barre Area High School
$7,714
raised using DonorsChoose
20
projects
funded
3
teachers
funded
48
donors
6
projects for
technology
1
project for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Wilkes - Barre Area High School has received support from
35 individuals from Pennsylvania and
13 individuals out-of-state.