H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the close-knit secondary schools in CANTON, New York, one of the schools within CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 332 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 3 schools in CANTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,041 students total), H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% multiracial. Compared to St. Lawrence County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.9%; actual is 92.6%, +32.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, St. Lawrence County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,850, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students).

F S BANFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 400 students in 2018 compared to 332 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.