SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 127 PARK ST, in SHERMAN, New York, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny four-year high school that teaches 180 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 73% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by SHERMAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 414 students overall.

On demographics, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chautauqua County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 62.4%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the area at large, Chautauqua County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,351, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Chautauqua County (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students).

Nearest neighbor: SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 180). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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