📍 350 e 2nd St, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, 14701
Jamestown High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jamestown, Chautauqua County. The school has 1,315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jamestown City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 97.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. 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.
Jamestown High School enrolls 1,315 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 799 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 327 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 143 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,048 of the school's 1,315 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,048 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jamestown 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 150.
Jamestown High School is one of 9 schools in JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in JAMESTOWN, New York. The district serves 4,439 students district-wide and employs 409 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,315 students, Jamestown High School is larger than the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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