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The highest-poverty public high schools in Jefferson County, New York

7 public high schools in Jefferson County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 62.0%, against a median of 42.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Jefferson County, New York

Top % FRL

62.0%

Median % FRL

42.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	WATERTOWN, NY	WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,181	62.0%
2	INDIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	PHILADELPHIA, NY	INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	791	46.5%
3	CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	CARTHAGE, NY	CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	887	43.5%
4	ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY	ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	224	42.0%
5	GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	DEXTER, NY	GENERAL BROWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	675	41.3%
6	SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL	ADAMS, NY	SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	574	38.3%
7	THOUSAND ISLANDS HIGH SCHOOL	CLAYTON, NY	THOUSAND ISLANDS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	262	37.8%

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