JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES

As a cozy unified-grade school in WATERTOWN, New York, JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES hosts 267 students from grades K through 12, run under JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 544.

JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES sits inside JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students).

Nearest neighbor: BROWNVILLE SCHOOL, around 2.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 3.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.