WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment four-year high school in WATERTOWN, New York, part of WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 1,181 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 77% above typical.

WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,940 students. WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Jefferson County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 59.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jefferson County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), of which WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 14%: 1,035 students in 2018 compared to 1,181 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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