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Wilkes - Barre Area School District

  • Schools
    12
  • Students
    7,000
  • Teachers
    454

Wilkes - Barre Area School District is a public school district in Pennsylvania. They serve 7,000 students across 12 schools, and its teachers have had 609 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • Contact Wilkes - Barre Area School District Contact data is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annual survey process, so apologies if it's out of date!

  • (570) 826-7111
  • 730 S Main St
  • Wilkes Barre, PA-3623
  • Website

Wilkes - Barre Area School District Demographics

95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch We receive data about students' economic need from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) based on the Free or Reduced Price Lunch scale. Learn more.
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
53%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Numbers may not add up to 100 due to NCES survey limitations.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Wilkes - Barre Area School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Wilkes - Barre Area School District had a total revenue of $123.5 million in the 2016-17 school year. 52.3% came from local sources, 40.5% from state sources, and 7.3% from federal sources.

Wilkes - Barre Area School District had a per-pupil revenue of $17,636 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 52.3% came from local sources, 40.5% from state sources, and 7.3% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Wilkes - Barre Area School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Sep 26, 2023

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Wilkes - Barre Area School District

$278,953
raised using DonorsChoose
609
projects funded
93
teachers funded
1,959
donors
41
projects for basic supplies
111
projects for technology
61
projects for books
25
projects for art supplies

Wilkes - Barre Area School District has received support from 996 individuals from Pennsylvania and 963 individuals out-of-state.

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