GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in GERMANTOWN, New York, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny high school, run under GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 170 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Within GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 452 students, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Columbia County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 45% 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, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Around the school, census data for Columbia County shows median household income runs about $81,528, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Columbia County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,006 students), GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 29%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

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