📍 41 North St, Panama, Chautauqua County, 14767
Panama High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Panama, Chautauqua County. The school has 197 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Panama Central School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Panama High School enrolls 197 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 187 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 197 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 1 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.
Panama High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Panama High School is one of 2 schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PANAMA, New York. The district serves 416 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 197 students, Panama High School is close to the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant