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Watertown, NY
Public School Ratings




Watertown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Watertown City School District details

Watertown City School District
1351 Washington St
Watertown, NY 13601

3,936 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Watertown City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.7% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
51%
37%
53%
36%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Case Middle School
1237 Washington St
Watertown, NY, 13601
07-08
Harold T Wiley School
1351 Washington St
Watertown, NY, 13601
05-06
Knickerbocker School
739 Knickerbocker Dr
Watertown, NY, 13601
KG-04
North Elementary School
171 E Hoard St
Watertown, NY, 13601
KG-04
Ohio Street School
1537 Ohio St
Watertown, NY, 13601
KG-04
Sherman School
836 Sherman St
Watertown, NY, 13601
KG-04
Starbuck Elementary School
430 E Hoard St
Watertown, NY, 13601
KG-04
Watertown Senior High School
1335 Washington St
Watertown, NY, 13601
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.4% 42.2%
Black 8.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 12.5% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 64.7% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,616 $45,719,000 63.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $926 $3,644,000 5.0%
Staff $1,011 $3,981,000 5.5%
General Administration $764 $3,006,000 4.1%
School Administration $733 $2,885,000 4.0%
Operation $1,198 $4,714,000 6.5%
Transportation $555 $2,183,000 3.0%
Other $304 $1,195,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,490 $21,608,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,346 $5,298,000 7.3%
Total Expenditures $18,451 $72,625,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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