📍 2012 Route 52, Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County, 12533
John Jay Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess County. The school has 1,837 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wappingers Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 129.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 96% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John Jay Senior High School enrolls 1,837 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 129.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,279 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 340 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 80 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 1,837 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John Jay Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 105.
John Jay Senior High School is one of 15 schools in WAPPINGERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in HOPEWELL JUNCTION, New York. The district serves 10,514 students district-wide and employs 717 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,837 students, John Jay Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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