Pittston Area School District

Coordinates: 41°19′34″N 75°44′10″W / 41.3261°N 75.7361°W

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Pittston Area School District
Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania school districts, with the Pittston Area School District in green in the north-eastern part of the county
Address
1337 Stout Street Pittston , Pennsylvania, 18640 United States
Coordinates	41°19′34″N 75°44′10″W / 41.3261°N 75.7361°W / 41.3261; -75.7361
District information
Type	Public
Established	1966
Other information
Website	http://pittstonarea.com/index.php

Pittston Area School District (PASD) is a mid-sized school district located in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the north-eastern part of the state, in the United States. The school district serves students from the city of Pittston, the boroughs of Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Yatesville, Jenkins, and Pittston townships. Pittston Area School District encompasses approximately 42 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 30,034. In 2019, the residents' per capita income was $16,811 and the median family income was $40,063.^[1] Per school district officials, in school year 2005–06, the PASD provided basic educational services to 3,147 pupils through the employment of 196 teachers, 159 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 10 administrators.

PASD was created in 1969 by merging Pittston School District, Pittston Township School District, Hughestown School District, Dupont School District, Duryea School District, and Avoca School District. The first superintendent was Martin Mattei. PASD currently runs four schools: Pittston Area Senior High School in Yatesville (grades 9 through 12), Martin L. Mattei Middle School in Pittston (grades 5 through 8), Pittston Area Intermediate Center in Pittston (grades 2 through 4), Pittston Area Primary School in Hughestown (Kindergarten and first grades).

Notable alumni

References

^ American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2010
^ "Home Teams Online", Accessed March 31, 2011.

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania schools

Main school districts
Crestwood	Crestwood High School
Dallas	Dallas High School
Greater Nanticoke Area	Greater Nanticoke Area High School
Hanover Area	Hanover Area Junior Senior High School
Northwest Area	Northwest Area Senior High/Middle School
Pittston Area	Pittston Area Senior High School
Wilkes-Barre Area	Current: Wilkes-Barre Area High School Former: Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School G. A. R. Memorial Junior/Senior High School James M. Coughlin High School
Wyoming Valley West	Wyoming Valley West Senior High School

Other schools
Berwick Area (partially located in Columbia County)	Berwick Area Senior High School
Hazleton Area (partially located in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties)	Hazleton Area High School
Lake-Lehman (partially located in Wyoming County)	Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School
Wyoming Area (partially located in Wyoming County)	Wyoming Area Secondary Center
Private schools	Milford E. Barnes Jr. School MMI Preparatory School Wyoming Seminary
Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton	Holy Redeemer High School Wyoming Area Catholic School
Charter schools	Bear Creek Community Charter School
Vocational schools	West Side Career and Technology Center Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technology Center

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