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School districts in Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County has 12 regular public school districts, enrolling 46,259 students in 2024–25. The largest is Hazleton Area SD (13,141 students, 28% of the county), followed by Wilkes-Barre Area SD and Wyoming Valley West SD. All 12 offer kindergarten. Pennsylvania sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 12 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton Area SD 1515 W 23rd St, Hazle Twp also serves Carbon County and Schuylkill County | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 13,141 | 992 | (570) 459-3111 |
| Wilkes-Barre Area SD 730 S Main St, Wilkes Barre | K–12 | 9 | 8,228 | 639 | (570) 826-7111 |
| Wyoming Valley West SD 450 N Maple Ave, Kingston | K–12 | 6 | 4,959 | 367 | (570) 288-6551 |
| Pittston Area SD 5 Stout St, Pittston | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 3,272 | 232 | (570) 655-2415 |
| Crestwood SD 281 S Mountain Blvd, Mountain Top | K–12 | 3 | 2,742 | 173 | (570) 474-6888 |
| Berwick Area SD 500 Line St, Berwick also serves Columbia County | K–12 | 4 | 2,559 | 217 | (570) 759-6400 |
| Dallas SD 2010 Conyngham Ave, Dallas | K–12 | 4 | 2,407 | 156 | (570) 675-5201 |
| Greater Nanticoke Area SD 427 Kosciuszko St, Nanticoke | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,293 | 177 | (570) 735-7783 |
| Hanover Area SD 1600 Sans Souci Pkwy, Hanover Township | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,233 | 190 | (570) 831-2313 |
| Wyoming Area SD 252 Memorial St, Exeter also serves Wyoming County | K–12 | 4 | 1,960 | 121 | (570) 655-3733 |
| Lake-Lehman SD 1237 Market Street, Dallas also serves Wyoming County | K–12 | 4 | 1,568 | 102 | (570) 675-2165 |
| Northwest Area SD 243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 897 | 74 | (570) 542-4126 |
Luzerne County at a glance
Together the 12 districts run 61 schools from offices in 11 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Northwest Area SD, with 897 students; the median Luzerne County district has 2,407. By grade span: 7 K–12 and 5 Pre-K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 12 districts that report a K grade: 3,440 children. The biggest kindergarten was Hazleton Area SD's, with 992; Wilkes-Barre Area SD had 639, and the smallest, Northwest Area SD, had 74.
Luzerne County holds 12 of Pennsylvania's 500 regular districts (2.4%) and 3.1% of its 1,502,393 public school students, ranking 13th of 67 counties by number of districts and 11th by enrollment. By size, 2 enroll 5,000 or more, 9 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 1 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 758 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: Hazleton Area SD (into Carbon County and Schuylkill County), Berwick Area SD (into Columbia County), Wyoming Area SD (into Wyoming County) and Lake-Lehman SD (into Wyoming County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Luzerne County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Hazleton Area SD · Wilkes-Barre Area SD · Wyoming Valley West SD · Pittston Area SD · Crestwood SD · Berwick Area SD · Dallas SD · Greater Nanticoke Area SD · Hanover Area SD · Wyoming Area SD · Lake-Lehman SD · Northwest Area SD
What grade will my child be in?
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