📍 10674 Prospect St, Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, 14070
Gowanda High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gowanda, Cattaraugus County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gowanda Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gowanda High School enrolls 288 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 22% American Indian or Alaska Native and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 178 | 64% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 62 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 288 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 135 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gowanda High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 57, state house district 148.
Gowanda High School is one of 3 schools in GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GOWANDA, New York. The district serves 1,097 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Gowanda High School is smaller than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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