About Us

The Lackawanna Trail School District, which occupies an area of approximately 72 square miles in the northeastern corner of Lackawanna County and the eastern section of Wyoming County, is one of the state’s dual-county districts. The district is located approximately 15 miles north of Scranton and 12 miles east of Tunkhannock in northeastern Pennsylvania. The school district was officially formed in April of 1953, with the joint high school being occupied in 1956. The original jointure was composed of the boroughs of Dalton, Factoryville, Nicholson and the townships of La Plume, West Abington, Clinton and Nicholson. Benton Township became a part of the jointure in 1964.

Facilities: Approximately 1,470 students are enrolled and attend classes in the Elementary Center, which houses grades kindergarten through six, and a Junior/Senior High School for students in grades seven through twelve.
The Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center, which is located at the site of the former Factoryville Elementary School on College Avenue in Factoryville, opened its doors to students for the first time on August 27, 1991. The opening of the Elementary Center brought the students who attended Benton Elementary, Dalton Elementary, Factoryville Elementary, and Nicholson Elementary together in one centrally located school.
The Jr./Sr. High School has undergone three building renovations since 1956, the latest of which was in 1991, whereby the facility was completely renovated. The projects included the following:
• A 594 seat auditorium, stage, and sound system
• The addition of a 600-seat gymnasium with adjacent male, female, visitor locker rooms, coaches’ rooms, training room, and wrestling room
• Expanded library
• A tiered choral room and additional band room

The addition of core facilities has provided the Jr./Sr. High School with an opportunity to broaden the scope of existing programs and for the community to utilize the facility during non-school hours for meetings, performances, athletic events, and college courses.