JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL

JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of the minimally staffed all-grades campuss in JEFFERSON, New York, operated by JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 148 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 73% below typical.

JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Schoharie County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Schoharie County (around 46%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.6%, the actual is 40.4%, a residual of -14.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Schoharie County reports that median household income runs about $70,133, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Schoharie County (combined enrollment of about 3,597 students).

STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 34%: 224 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 96% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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