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Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 761 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District is a school district in New York (Saratoga County). During the 2024 school year, 761 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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About the district

School board

The Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Denise Carutasu2028
Jamie Kelly20252028
Thomas Iachetta20242027
Caitlyn Krug20242027
Robyn Adair2026
John Catanzarita2026
David Lee2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 108John T. McDonald IIIDemocratic Party 80% 8%
New York State Assembly District 112Mary Beth WalshRepublican Party 20% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,222,000 $2,908 10%
Local: $11,184,000 $14,639 50%
State: $8,764,000 $11,471 40%
Total: $22,170,000 $29,018
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,676,000 $28,371
Total Current Expenditures: $18,267,000 $23,909
Instructional Expenditures: $12,337,000 $16,147 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,419,000 $1,857 7%
Administration: $1,770,000 $2,316 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,741,000 $3,587 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,264,000 $2,963
Construction: $2,030,000 $2,657
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $71,000 $92
Interest on Debt: $478,000 $625

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 50 >=50 <50 <50 <50 50-54
2020-2021 50 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 60 PS PS >=50 PS <50 60-64
2017-2018 57 >=50 PS >=50 PS <50 55-59
2016-2017 46 >=50 PS <50 PS <50 45-49
2015-2016 49 PS PS >=50 PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 55 PS PS PS <50 55-59
2013-2014 25 >=50 <50 <50 <50 24
2012-2013 30 <50 <50 PS <50 30
2011-2012 67 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS <50 69
2010-2011 66 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 45 PS <50 >=50 PS 45-49
2020-2021 55-59 PS PS >=50 55-59
2018-2019 54 PS PS >=50 PS <50 50-54
2017-2018 52 >=50 PS >=50 PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 51 >=50 PS PS PS <50 50-54
2015-2016 47 PS PS <50 PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 43 PS <50 PS <50 40-44
2013-2014 26 >=50 <50 <50 <50 26
2012-2013 32 <50 <50 PS <50 32
2011-2012 59 >=50 >=50 >=50 PS <50 59
2010-2011 58 >=50 >=50 PS <50 58

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2020-2021 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2019-2020 85-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 70-74 PS 70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 761 0.1
2022-2023 760 -0.5
2021-2022 764 0.8
2020-2021 758 -2.1
2019-2020 774 -0.6
2018-2019 779 -1.5
2017-2018 791 -2.0
2016-2017 807 -0.7
2015-2016 813 -0.6
2014-2015 818 -1.6
2013-2014 831 2.9
2012-2013 807 -2.0
2011-2012 823 -3.2
2010-2011 849 -0.2
2009-2010 851 -2.1
2008-2009 869 -0.8
2007-2008 876 -3.4
2006-2007 906 1.1
2005-2006 896 -1.0
2004-2005 905 3.1
2003-2004 877 0.2
2002-2003 875 -1.5
2001-2002 888 0.8
2000-2001 881 0.2
1999-2000 879 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 10.1
Black 2.4 15.5
Hispanic 4.2 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.3 0.2
Two or More Races 4.5 3.5
White 86.9 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District had 79.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.56.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.64
Elementary: 39.09
Secondary: 34.87
Total: 79.60

Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 10.50
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 11.00
Other Support Services: 24.50

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Waterford-Halfmoon Elementary School395PK-6
Waterford-Halfmoon Junior-Senior High School3377-12


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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