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Watertown City School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Watertown and Watertown, and parts of Le Ray and Rutland.
Students
3,940
Schools
8
Spent per student
$20,205
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$12.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Watertown City School District
- School Grade D: better than 9% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts below the state
- Spends 42% less per student than the NY average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.5M, about $3,170 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Calcium.
PK–35 elementary schoolsIndian River Central School District
6–8Indian River Middle SchoolIndian River Central School District
9–12Indian River High SchoolIndian River Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$20,205 per student · 42% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 29%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 65%Federal 14%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,895’20
3,908’21
3,908’22
3,958’23
3,940’24
About steady.
Students
White 67%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 12%Black 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
North Elementary School
C+435 students13:1
Knickerbocker School
C340 students12:1
Sherman School
C+323 students14:1
Ohio Street School
C−308 students13:1
Starbuck Elementary School
D153 students11:1
Harold T Wiley School
C614 students12:1
Case Middle School
D586 students11:1
Watertown Senior High School
A1,181 students14:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Carthage Central School DistrictBlack River, Champion, Denmark
$21,547per student
General Brown Central School DistrictBrownville, Glen Park, Pamelia
$18,581per student
Indian River Central School DistrictPamelia, Philadelphia, Theresa
$27,042per student
Copenhagen Central School DistrictChampion, Denmark, Pinckney
$22,898per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.