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Watertown City School District is located close to the center of New York. Watertown City School District has 28.79 square miles of land area and 0.53 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Watertown City School District population is 31,679. Watertown City School District median household income is $42,542 in 2010-2014. Watertown City School District median house value is $123,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Watertown City School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (554 out of 645, bottom 14%) Elementary/Middle School: (613 out of 685, bottom 11%)* Rank: #640
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	31,679 (2010-2014), rank #96
Population Growth	-1.05% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,080.45/sq mi, rank #178
Median Household Income:	$42,542 at 2010-2014—11.32% increase since 2005-2009, rank #625
Median House Price:	$123,800 at 2010-2014—16.79% increase since 2005-2009, rank #433
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	28.79 sq mi, rank #445
Water Area:	0.53 sq mi (1.82%), rank #402
State:	New York
County:	Jefferson County
City:	Watertown, Calcium
Zip:	13601, 13616
Area:	Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

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Watertown City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1351 Washington St

Watertown NY, 13601, Jefferson County

Phone: 315-785-3700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,969	4,117	4,164	4,267	4,167	4,209	4,477
English Language Learner Students:	63	78	83	97	95	114	129
Total Teachers:	291.13	297.78	295.60	307.08	309.41	320.50	318.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	23.78	23.65	21.85	23.99	21.66	24.50	21.30
Elementary:	147.96	148.72	147.67	141.36	141.33	142.60	154.00
Secondary:	119.39	125.41	126.08	99.51	106.34	111.10	102.10
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	42.22	40.08	42.30	40.10
Total Other Staff:	272.30	277.65	285.05	330.90	300.80	288.50	294.70
Instructional Aides:	62.10	63.00	63.90	102.20	66.60	72.30	55.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	1.25	1.25	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.10	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.75	1.75	1.80	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.25	5.25	5.30	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	9.90	10.80	10.80	10.60	9.60	8.90	9.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	33.00	34.00	38.00	39.00	41.00	41.00	41.00
School Administrators:	10.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	11.50	11.50
School Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	6.00	7.10	5.00	4.50	1.50
Student Support Services:	15.60	14.80	14.80	16.80	16.00	13.00	14.00
Other Support Services:	118.70	122.80	125.30	126.70	134.60	121.20	147.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.63	13.83	14.09	13.90	13.47	13.13	14.06

Schools

Case Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1237 Washington St, Watertown NY 13601
Harold T Wiley School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	1351 Washington St, Watertown NY 13601
Knickerbocker School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	739 Knickerbocker Dr, Watertown NY 13601
North Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	171 East Hoard St, Watertown NY 13601
Ohio Street School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	1537 Ohio St, Watertown NY 13601
Sherman School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	832 Sherman St, Watertown NY 13601
Starbuck Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	430 East Hoard St, Watertown NY 13601
Watertown Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1335 Washington St, Watertown NY 13601

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NY State Assessments Test
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	18.1%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	18.5%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	57%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	46%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	54%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	25.9%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	26.2%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	95%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	39%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	40%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	50%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	23.4%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	11.9%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	82%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	49%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	23.9%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	62%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	25.7%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	62%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	44%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	38%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	19.9%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	55%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	15.8%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	54%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	44%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	38%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	25.5%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	56%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	35%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	37%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	14.7%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	60%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
Regents Test
2010	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	71%	65%
2011	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	70%	64%
2012	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	64%	64%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	76%	73%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	76%	75%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	73%	71%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	77%	73%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	72%	74%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	66%	73%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	76%	78%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	68%	78%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	84%	72%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	81%	74%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	73%	72%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	71%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	75%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	81%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	78%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	80%	73%
2005	English	End of course	% met std	73%	77%
2006	English	End of course	% met std	78%	78%
2007	English	End of course	% met std	66%	78%
2008	English	End of course	% met std	74%	82%
2009	English	End of course	% met std	73%	82%
2010	English	End of course	% met std	78%	83%
2011	English	End of course	% met std	91%	85%
2012	English	End of course	% met std	86%	82%
2005	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2006	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2007	French	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2008	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2009	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2010	French	End of course	% met std	95%	94%
2011	French	End of course	% met std	100%	95%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	74%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	72%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	75%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84%	75%
2005	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	70%
2006	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	69%	67%
2007	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	68%	63%
2008	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	67%
2009	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	71%
2010	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	69%
2011	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	70%
2012	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	71%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	78%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	80%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	76%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	72%	72%
2005	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	82%	75%
2006	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	83%	75%
2007	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	75%	75%
2008	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	85%	75%
2009	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	89%	80%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	92%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	91%	81%
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	88%	78%
2005	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	86%	77%
2006	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	88%	79%
2007	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	88%	77%
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	95%	76%
2009	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	100%	61%
2005	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	60%	66%
2006	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	58%	68%
2007	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	69%	70%
2008	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	73%	70%
2009	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	71%	68%
2010	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	68%	61%
2005	Physics	End of course	% met std	68%	81%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	61%	80%
2007	Physics	End of course	% met std	84%	79%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	75%	77%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	73%	77%
2010	Physics	End of course	% met std	89%	82%
2011	Physics	End of course	% met std	77%	79%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	85%	79%
2005	Spanish	End of course	% met std	98%	96%
2006	Spanish	End of course	% met std	98%	96%
2007	Spanish	End of course	% met std	97%	97%
2008	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	95%
2009	Spanish	End of course	% met std	98%	96%
2010	Spanish	End of course	% met std	96%	95%
2011	Spanish	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2005	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	77%	76%
2006	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	79%	79%
2007	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	73%	79%
2008	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	84%	83%
2009	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	83%	80%
2010	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	86%	83%
2011	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	84%	80%
2012	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	80%	79%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$60,407,000	$14,507		$63,829,000	$14,959		$58,703,000	$14,088
Federal:	$6,406,000	$1,538	10.6%	$8,244,000	$1,932	12.9%	$5,550,000	$1,332	9.5%
State:	$38,688,000	$9,291	64.0%	$40,366,000	$9,460	63.2%	$38,461,000	$9,230	65.5%
Local:	$15,313,000	$3,677	25.3%	$15,219,000	$3,567	23.8%	$14,692,000	$3,526	25.0%
Total Expenditures:	$58,800,000	$14,121		$62,997,000	$14,764		$63,614,000	$15,266
Total Current Expenditures:	$55,467,000	$13,321		$55,641,000	$13,040		$54,885,000	$13,171
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,719,000	$8,578	64.4%	$37,041,000	$8,681	66.6%	$36,280,000	$8,707	66.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,845,000	$1,404	10.5%	$4,389,000	$1,029	7.9%	$5,049,000	$1,212	9.2%
Administration:	$4,228,000	$1,015	7.6%	$4,079,000	$956	7.3%	$3,925,000	$942	7.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,675,000	$2,323	17.4%	$10,132,000	$2,375	18.2%	$9,631,000	$2,311	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$740,000	$178		$4,639,000	$1,087		$5,948,000	$1,427
Construction:	$514,000	$123		$4,204,000	$985		$5,284,000	$1,268
Total Other:	$500,000	$120		$558,000	$131		$585,000	$140
Interest on Debt:	$1,868,000	$449		$1,922,000	$450		$1,991,000	$478

Total Salary:	$30,147,000	$7,240		$31,255,000	$7,325		$32,341,000	$7,761
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$21,538,000	$5,172	71.4%	$23,049,000	$5,402	73.7%	$23,705,000	$5,689	73.3%
Other Salary:	$8,609,000	$2,067	28.6%	$8,206,000	$1,923	26.3%	$8,636,000	$2,072	26.7%
Total Benefit:	$16,003,000	$3,843		$14,737,000	$3,454		$13,231,000	$3,175
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,579,000	$2,781	72.4%	$11,089,000	$2,599	75.2%	$9,895,000	$2,375	74.8%
Other Benefit:	$4,424,000	$1,062	27.6%	$3,648,000	$855	24.8%	$3,336,000	$801	25.2%

* Watertown City School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.