📍 11060 Us Rt 11, Adams, Jefferson County, 13605
South Jefferson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Adams, Jefferson County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Jefferson Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Jefferson High School enrolls 553 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 553 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Jefferson High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 117.
South Jefferson High School is one of 4 schools in SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in ADAMS CENTER, New York. The district serves 1,797 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, South Jefferson High School is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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