GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, an intimate four-year high school in GALWAY, New York, one of the schools within GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 419 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 37% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 832 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (98%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Saratoga County put median household earnings sit near $100,787, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Saratoga County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students), of which GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JOSEPH HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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