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Solomon/plains Elementary School

41 Abbott St

Tel: (570)826-7222

Solomon/plains Elementary School serves 880 students in grades KG-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the PA average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 32%.
Solomon/plains Elementary School operates within the Wilkes-barre Area School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.27 is more than the state average of 0.25. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	15:1

Asian	1%	4%

Hispanic	8%	10%

Black	3%	15%

White	85%	68%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.27	0.25

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	99%	41%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	5%

Wilkes-barre Area School District's student population of 6,888 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $15,058 is higher than the state average of $13,911. The district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $14,849 is higher than the state average of $13,599. The district spending/student has grown by 11% over four years.

School District Name	Wilkes-barre Area School District
Number of Schools Managed	9	3
Number of Students Managed	6,888	1,497

District Total Revenue	$104 MM	$21 MM

District Spending	$103 MM	$20 MM

District Revenue / Student	$15,058	$13,911

District Spending / Student	$14,849	$13,599

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