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Best High Schools in Zip Code 18640

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1,092

Students

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Top rankedPittston Area Senior High School450^th of 681 Pennsylvania high schools

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Summary:

The 18640 zip code area is home to two high schools: Pittston Area Senior High School and Northeast Secure Treatment Unit. Pittston Area Senior High School is the larger of the two, serving 1,076 students, while Northeast Secure Treatment Unit is a specialized school with only 26 students.

Pittston Area Senior High School has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 408-479 out of 674-686 Pennsylvania high schools, with below-average test scores in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature Keystone Exams. However, the school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and a low dropout rate of 1.4%. The school's spending per student is higher than the state average at $17,061, but its student-teacher ratio of 18.4 is on the higher side.

In contrast, Northeast Secure Treatment Unit is a much smaller school with a very high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 88.46%, indicating a high-need student population. The school's student-teacher ratio is very low at 3.2, suggesting a highly personalized learning environment for its specialized student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pittston Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	5 Stout Street Yatesville	Pittston	18640	Luzerne County	Pittston Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 654-2415	1,055	58	18.1	53.9%	794 (75.3%)	51 (4.8%)	169 (16.0%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.4%)	40.9	450^th of 681 public high schools	33.9%		36.5	479^th of 686 public high schools	30.2%	29	31.5	47.0	54.7	$16,141	$504	$15,637
Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	Public	7-12	701 Sathers Dr	Pittston Township	18640	Luzerne County	Northeast Secure Treatment Unit	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(570) 718-4611	37	7	5.2	70.3%	4 (10.8%)	23 (62.2%)	7 (18.9%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 18640

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Pittston	0.55 mi	1	412^th
Exeter	0.95 mi	2	516^th
Pittston	1.07 mi	4	615^th
Wyoming	2.6 mi	1
Pittston Township	3.52 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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