Polk School vs Watertown High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Polk School Watertown High School
Location Oakville, CT Watertown, CT
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 303 693
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.4:1 10.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 30.8% 23.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Polk School Watertown High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $24,504 $24,504
District Watertown School District Watertown School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Polk School Watertown High School
White 69.0% 77.9%
African American 5.3% 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2% 13.4%
Asian 2.0% 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 7.3% 3.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Polk School Watertown High School
AP Courses Offered 10
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 173.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 6.3% 14.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 12 78
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.