Mohonasen Senior High School - Schenectady, New York/NY

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Mohonasen Senior High School

2072 Curry Road, Schenectady, NY, 12303-4400 -

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Definition of Terms

Mohonasen Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Schenectady County, NY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1164 students

% Male / % Female

54% / 46%

Total Classroom Teachers

70 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 329 students

Grade 10 - 293 students

Grade 11 - 275 students

Grade 12 - 267 students

This School

(NY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NY) School Average

% American Indian	1%	1%
% Asian	2%	4%
% Hispanic	2%	17%
% Black	2%	19%
% White	93%	58%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

13%

28%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Rotterdam-mohonasen Central School District

This School's Agency

(NY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	4	4
Number of Students Managed	3,396 students	2,265 students
District Total Revenue	$36,188,000	$31,819,000
District Expenditure	$34,847,000	$31,869,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,656	$14,048
District Expenditure / Student	$10,261	$14,070
District Graduation Rates	96%	97%

Mohonasen High School is a high school located in Rotterdam, New York, USA. Currently enrolled at Mohonasen are about 1200 students in Grades 9 - 12. Like all other public schools in New York, the school's curriculum is based on the Board of Regents standards.
Name
Over 300 years ago, The most powerful Indian tribes in New York State were the three elder members of the Iroquois nation- The Mohawk, the Onondaga, and the Seneca.
In 1956, with the intention of transferring some of the greatness and glory of the original bearers to the new namesake, the first three letters of each tribes name were assimilated into a unique designation; only one letter was changed to make the name Mohonasen.From this Iroquois association and heritage, too, came the nickname "Mighty Warrior" and the familiar native American figures seen around the school.
History
Before the 1920s many schools were located in Rotterdam New York. In 1920Carman School 4 was renamed to Mohonasen. On the other side of town were both Draper and Schalmont. In the 1980s both Mohonasen and Draper merged and kept the name and campus of Mohonasen. The school hit its peak of students in the 1970s where at one point over 4000 students attended. During the 1970s, along with Shaker High School which is located in Latham, New York, they created the Suburban Council. The Suburban Council now caters to schools such as Guilderland (Guilderland Center New York), Columbia (East Greenbush New York) and Burnt Hills (Burnt Hills New York).
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