RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 1506 RT 21, in SHORTSVILLE, New York, RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL is a very small 9-12 campus that instructs 232 students (grades 9 through 12), part of MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET). Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Within MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED JACKET), which oversees 3 schools and 715 students, RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ontario County put median household earnings sit near $82,324, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ontario County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,114 students), RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RED JACKET HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 17%, going from 278 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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