📍 174 High School Rd, Damascus, Wayne County, 18415
Damascus Area Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Damascus, Wayne County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne Highlands SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Damascus Area Sch enrolls 275 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 275 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Damascus Area Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 20, state house district 139.
Damascus Area Sch is one of 6 schools in Wayne Highlands SD, based in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,369 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Damascus Area Sch is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant