At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
3,964
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
8
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$19,480
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$13,136
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 3,884
- Teachers (FTE)
- 315
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.3:1
What current records say about WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 8 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in WATERTOWN, New York. NCES reports 3,964 students and 309.73 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within New York agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 107 of 682 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $19,480 in current expenditure per pupil and $13,136 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 674 of 682 in New York. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 17.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 309.73
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $76,673,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
WATERTOWN, New York
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 43.9560, -75.9100
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White67.2%
- Hispanic11.7%
- Black6.6%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial12.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
8 current directory entries
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Showing 1–8 of 8 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle07–08 | 586 | 11.4:1 | |
| HAROLD T WILEY SCHOOL | Middle05–06 | 614 | 12.4:1 | |
| KNICKERBOCKER SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–04 | 340 | 12.5:1 | |
| NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–04 | 435 | 12.5:1 | |
| OHIO STREET SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–04 | 308 | 12.9:1 | |
| SHERMAN SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–04 | 323 | 14.4:1 | |
| STARBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–04 | 153 | 10.9:1 | |
| WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,181 | 13.6:1 |