The Wyoming Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in northeastern Luzerne County and southeastern Wyoming County, Pennsylvania. It is situated midway between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton (USA). The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. Wyoming Area School District is composed of six municipalities: West Pittston, Exeter, Wyoming, West Wyoming, Harding and Falls Township, covering approximately primarily in Luzerne County. According to 2000 federal census data, it served a resident population of 20,386. The 2010 federal census data, reported a decline of the District's resident population to 19,386 people. In 2009, Wyoming Area School District residents' per capita income was $18,034, while the median family income was $43,321. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. Wyoming Area School District operates four schools from grades K-12 consisting of the Secondary Center (Grades 7-12) in Exeter, the Tenth Street Elementary School (Grades 1-3) in Wyoming, the John F. Kennedy Elementary School (Kindergarten/Head Start) in Exeter, and the Montgomery Avenue Elementary School (Grades 4-6) in West Pittson. Wyoming Area offers a full-day kindergarten. History In 1966, the school districts of West Pittston, Exeter, Wyoming, and West Wyoming were merged to create the Wyoming Area School District. Extracurriculars Wyoming Area School District's students have access to a variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program. Academic competition teams achievements The Wyoming Area High School Academic Team won the LIU18 Championship sponsored by LIU18 at King's College in 2003 and 2004 and competed in the Pennsylvania Academic Championship in Harrisburg. The Wyoming Area Scholastic Scrimmage Team competed in WVIA TV's Scholastic Scrimmage and was first runner up in the Grand Championship in 2007 and 2009. The 2009 team competed at the Pennsylvania Academic Competition in Harrisburg and placed seventh. The 2010 team won the LIU18 Championship and the Grand Championship and competed at PAC. The 2011 team won the LIU18 Championship and qualified for PAC. The Wyoming Area Middle School Academic Team has won Scranton Preparatory School's Young Scholars Program in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and 2011. In 2006, the team finished second. Wyoming Area Middle School students were state champions in the Crave the Wave event at the 2009 State Science Olympiad Competition held at Juniata