Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360240000011
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
29 ACADEMY ST, AFTON, NY 13730 · (607) 639-8201 · Chenango County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
124 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Feeds from
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
-18 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 9.5:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of rural-scale scale in AFTON, New York, run under AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 219 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 668.
AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 429 students. AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.2%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of -10.5 points.
In the area at large, census data for Chenango County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,948 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Chenango County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 237 (now 219). Class-load math has fell: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.
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Chenango County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,321
Census ACS
Median income
$62,948
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 210 students
Nearby schools
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 210
- BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL5.0 mi · 351
- GREENLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 297
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.8 mi · 253
- W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 323
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 6.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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