School district · New York

Watertown City School District

Watertown City School District in New York: 8 public schools with 3,940 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,205 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,940
Students per teacher
12.7
NY 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,205
NY $34.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
310
Counselors (FTE)
16.1
Students per counselor
245
NY 281 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

32%proficient

+5.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in New York

Median 48% · 707 school districts compared

1,631 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

36%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in New York

Median 53% · 707 school districts compared

1,600 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.0K15
$15.1K16
$15.4K17
$15.3K18
$15.9K19
$17.8K20
$17.6K21
$18.6K22
$19.5K23
$20.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $14.6M
State
65% · $68.2M
Local
21% · $21.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,705
Support services
$5,774
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.1M
Long-term debt
$15.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Knickerbocker SchoolFree meals for all
K–434012.534%41%
North Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–443512.531%27%
Ohio Street SchoolFree meals for all
K–430812.919%26%
Sherman SchoolFree meals for all
K–432314.446%47%
Starbuck Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–415310.933%43%
Case Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–858611.430%43%
Harold T Wiley SchoolFree meals for all
5–661412.433%32%
9–121,18113.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1351 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601
Phone
(315)785-3700
Website