Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School (WAJ) is the only school in the Windham-Ashland-Jewett public school

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in the area of Windham, in

Greene County, New York Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The c ...

, U.S.A. It is a K-12 school, which encompasses all

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from

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through 12th grade. As of 2012, of the district/school's 411 students, 23% were classified as "poor"; 93% were white, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian; less than 1/2 of 1% were African-American. For the 2016-17 school year, of the 292 students, 85.3% were white, 7.6% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian; 1.4% black, and 4.1% two or more races. 28.4% of the students were eligible for free lunch, with an additional 3.8% eligible for reduced-price lunch. The WAJ boys downhill alpine ski team were the 2013 New York State champions.

Notable alumni

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, creator of the ''

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, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business.

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External links

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