Wilkes-Barre Area SD STEM Academy
Public · Grades 9–12 · 93 students
Wilkes-Barre Area HS
2021 Wolfpack Way, Plains, PA 18705
Grades
9–12
High
Students
2,569
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Wilkes-Barre Area SD
Luzerne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Wilkes-Barre Area HS
Wilkes-Barre Area HS is a public high school in Plains, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Wilkes-Barre Area SD. The school is located in a large suburb in Luzerne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 2,569 students were enrolled, with about 23.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 2,569 students
- Students per teacher
- 23.5 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Wilkes-Barre Area SD
- County
- Luzerne County
- NCES school ID
- 422630007700
Schools near Wilkes-Barre Area HS
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.