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Potsdam Senior High School

29 Leroy St, Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, 13676

372
Pupils
10.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Potsdam Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Potsdam Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%.

School details

School district
Potsdam Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Potsdam Senior High School enrolls 372 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.

Male students
206 (55%)
Female students
166 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.4
Student-teacher ratio
10.5:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White33690%
Hispanic or Latino133.5%
Asian102.7%
Black or African American71.9%
Two or more races3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

139 of the school's 372 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9–12Title I

Potsdam Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 47, state house district 116.

School district: POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Potsdam Senior High School is one of 3 schools in POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in POTSDAM, New York. The district serves 1,325 students district-wide and employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Potsdam Senior High School is smaller than the district average of about 442 students per school.

1,325
District students
3
Schools
109
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

92%
Reading proficient
92%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

Setting: Town - Remote

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