Scranton School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Scranton, measured against Scranton's own big snow morning of 3 inches.
Will Scranton close tomorrow?
How Scranton calls a snow day
How families hear
By phone call, radio and local TV.
“In case of an emergency that would force the school to close without advance notice, such as snow or a water main break, parents would be notified through the automated phone system and the news media (radio and television).”
A 3 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 3 hours late.
“High School 3-Hour Delay | Homeroom/Breakfast | 11:05 AM | 11:26 AM”Delay schedule
Flexible Instructional Days
Scranton has Flexible Instructional Days in its winter plan, up to 5 a year.
“In the event that days must be used because of emergency conditions beyond the five approved FID schools will be scheduled to remain open in the order indicated below:”Source
Making up a lost day
If closings go beyond the five approved FIDs, schools open on Mar 25, May 28 and Mar 29, in that order; after that the year is extended past June 7.
“In the event that days must be used because of emergency conditions beyond the five approved FID schools will be scheduled to remain open in the order indicated below:”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 26, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- Last day June 7, 2027
Read from Scranton’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is scrsd.org.
Scranton’s snow record
- Biggest day 22.1 in on March 14, 2017
- Snowiest winter 2016 to 2017, 55.5 in
- 6 in mornings 0.6 a winter
- 1 in mornings 7.2 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 6.3 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Pennsylvania counts a lost day
Pennsylvania requires either 180 days, or hours: 900 for kindergarten through grade 6 and 990 for grades 7 to 12, as the district chooses. The state forgives no days; districts are expected to build make-up days into the calendar for closures beyond any Flexible Instructional Days.
The Pennsylvania rules in the agency’s own words, and every Pennsylvania district
Districts near Scranton
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Dunmore School DistrictDunmore | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
| Riverside School DistrictTaylor | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
| Mid Valley School DistrictThroop | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
| Abington Heights School DistrictClarks Summit | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
| Valley View School DistrictArchbald | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
| North Pocono School DistrictMoscow | 35.1 in | 0.9 |
15 schools
Every school in Scranton follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Scranton HS
- West Scranton HS
Middle
- Northeast Intrmd Sch
- West Scranton Intrmd Sch
- South Scranton Intrmd Sch
Elementary
- Isaac Tripp El Sch
- John G Whittier #2
- Neil Armstrong #40
- Frances Willard #32
- McNichols Plaza
- John F. Kennedy #7
- Charles Sumner #18
- William Prescott #38
- Robert Morris #27
- John Adams #4
Scranton snow day questions
More for Pennsylvania snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.