Scranton School District
Scranton School District is a public school district based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, serving 9,237 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 95% of them. Its schools average 616 students each, more than the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Erin Keating. It spends about $13,084 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Pennsylvania median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.
How Scranton compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Scranton | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,084 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,207 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $153.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $173.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 709 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 984 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 385 | 328 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Erin Keating
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsbury School DistrictFallsington | 9,475 | 14 | $18,319 | 11.7 | #18 |
| Chambersburg Area School DistrictChambersburg | 9,429 | 17 | $13,056 | 15.9 | #19 |
| Neshaminy School DistrictLanghorne | 9,419 | 10 | $17,165 | 16.3 | #20 |
| Scranton School DistrictScranton · this district | 9,237 | 15 | $13,084 | 13.0 | #21 |
| North Allegheny School DistrictPittsburgh | 8,613 | 11 | $17,893 | 13.9 | #22 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield School District 19Springfield, OR | 9,250 | $13,184 | 18.2 |
| Tahoma School DistrictMaple Valley, WA | 9,234 | $14,451 | 19.8 |
| RoswellRoswell, NM | 9,230 | $11,661 | 12.4 |
| L'Anse Creuse Public SchoolsClinton Township, MI | 9,215 | $11,688 | 16.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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