Enrollment
373
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362367003301
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
29 LEROY ST, POTSDAM, NY 13676 · (315) 265-2000 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
121 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 POTSDAM CENTRAL 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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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
373
-16 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 16.9:1
% White
89%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Set in POTSDAM, New York, POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate 9-12 campus, one of the schools within POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 373 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 668.
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 1,292 students overall.
On the student-mix side, POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Lawrence County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 81.8%, a residual of +18.8 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Lawrence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,850 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, St. Lawrence County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students), of which POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 56.5%.
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 373 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 526 students
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 393 students
Other schools in POTSDAM
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 526 students
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 393 students
Nearby schools
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 526
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 393
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 276
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL6.9 mi · 290
- NORWOOD-NORFOLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 341
- COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL8.2 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 09-12.
Is POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.