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Watertown High School - 01

๐Ÿ“ 200 NE 9th St, Watertown, Codington County, 57201

1,220
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Watertown High School - 01 is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Watertown, Codington County. The school has 1,220 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patty Mcclemans. It is part of the Watertown School District 14-4 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Patty Mcclemans
School district
Watertown School District 14-4

Enrollment & staffing

Watertown High School - 01 enrolls 1,220 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
609 (50%)
Female students
611 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
73.3
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,03185%
Hispanic or Latino685.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native524.3%
Two or more races514.2%
Asian10<1%
Black or African American8<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

273 of the school's 1,220 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 201 qualify for free lunch and 72 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 9โ€“12Supplemental Virtual

Watertown High School - 01 is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SD At-Large, state senate district 5, state house district 5.

School district: Watertown School District 14-4

Watertown High School - 01 is one of 10 schools in Watertown School District 14-4, based in Watertown, South Dakota. The district serves 3,606 students district-wide and employs 252 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,220 students, Watertown High School - 01 is larger than the district average of about 361 students per school.

3,606
District students
10
Schools
252
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (14) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Remote

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