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Does NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
516
High
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362133003039
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL
49 MIDLAND DR, NORWICH, NY 13815 · (607) 334-1600 · Chenango County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
255 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
516
-51 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL, a modestly sized high school in NORWICH, New York, part of NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 516 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.
Within NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,626 students, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 60.3%.
In the area at large, census data for Chenango County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,948 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Chenango County (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students).
NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.
Looking at the recent track record. NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 516). Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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Chenango County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,321
Census ACS
Median income
$62,948
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 381 students
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
Other schools in NORWICH
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
- NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 381 students
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
- DELAWARE-CHENANGO-MADISON-OTSEGO BOCESCombined · 283 students
Nearby schools
- NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 381
- PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 341
- STANFORD J GIBSON PRIMARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 388
- DELAWARE-CHENANGO-MADISON-OTSEGO BOCES4.1 mi · 283
- OXFORD ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL7.3 mi · 216
- OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 205
Frequently asked questions
About NORWICH HIGH SCHOOLHow large is NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL?
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 09-12.
Is NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL have?
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL?
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.