Wyoming Valley West School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Luzerne

District Profile

450 N Maple Ave

Kingston, PA 18704-3683

Phone 570-288-6551

Fax 570-714-4525

Includes the municipalities of Courtdale Borough, Edwardsville Borough, Forty Fort Borough, Kingston Borough, Larksville Borough, Luzerne Borough, Plymouth Borough, Pringle Borough, Swoyersville Borough.

Square Miles

15.30

Students Enrolled

4,511

Total Number of Schools:

7
  • Chester Street El Sch (K-5)
  • Dana El Ctr (K-5)
  • Schuyler Avenue El Sch (K-5)
  • State El Ctr (K-5)
  • Third Avenue El Sch (K-5)
  • Wyoming Valley West MS (6,7-8)
  • Wyoming Valley West SHS (9-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

4,511

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.20%
Asian
1.00%
Black
8.80%
Latino
10.20%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
6.50%
White
73.30%

Gender

Male
51.10%
Female
48.90%

Other Statistics

Special Education
23.11%
English Learner
1.30%

Financials

Median Household Income

$46,189.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $36,366,801.71 47.64%
State Revenues $35,360,643.61 46.32%
Federal $3,352,215.94 4.39%
Other $1,245,191.00 1.63%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$26,734,913.19
Property Values Within District
$112,800.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

89.03%

Rigorous Courses

11
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

67.25%
College/University
3.14%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 58.33% 40.81% N/A
Grade 4 53.61% 28.44% 78.37%
Grade 5 51.19% 21.33% N/A
Grade 6 56.17% 24.92% N/A
Grade 7 55.75% 23.96% N/A
Grade 8 53.82% 20.12% 42.86%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 53.79% 56.13% 63.20%

Staff

320

Teachers

13

Administrators

144

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: David Tosh

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Joseph Mazur
Board President
16 2019-2023
David James Usavage
Board Vice President
13 2019-2023
Brian Dubaskas
13 2019-2023
Gordon Dussinger
11 2017-2021
Gary Evans
9 2017-2021
Dr. James Fender
23 2017-2021
Charles Kamus
1 2019-2023
Thomas Pieczynski
13 2019-2023
Gary Richards
11 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.