NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-sized 9-12 campus in NEWARK, New York, part of NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 586 students in grades 9 through 12.

NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 1,817 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.2%; this one delivers 52.7%.

Around the school, Wayne County reports that median household income runs about $74,506, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 625 students in 2018 compared to 586 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 75% to 66%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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