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Whitehall Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 329 students in Whitehall Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Whitehall Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
675 Students
890,293 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
83,561 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Whitehall Central School District, which is ranked #936 of all 1,007 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 60-64% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#936 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
78%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
9%
% Hispanic
1%
30%
% Black
2%
20%
% White
96%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,665 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,336. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $39,779 is higher than the state median of $32,212. The school district spending/student has grown by 69% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,665
$31,336
Spending / Student
$39,779
$32,212
Best Whitehall Central School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Whitehall Junior-senior High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
87 Buckley Rd
Whitehall, NY 12887
(518) 499-1770
Whitehall, NY 12887
(518) 499-1770
Gr: 7-12 | 329 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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