Elmer L. Meyers Junior/Senior High School (commonly known throughout the area as 'E. L. Meyers' or 'Meyers') is an urban, public school located on 341 Carey Avenue, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is one of three public high schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. Meyers is both a junior and senior public high school, offering education to approximately 949 students (2010) in grades 7-12. The student to teacher ratio is approximately 14 students per teacher. Meyers' sports teams are called "Mohawks." Meyers and G.A.R High Schools have one of the longest standing sports rivalries in the Wyoming Valley.
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