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CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL

2809 CINCINNATUS RD, CINCINNATUS, NY 13040 · (607) 863-3022 · Cortland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
Enrollment
147
High
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
60 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
28
Grade 10
40
Grade 11
38
Grade 12
41
Student demographics
White
14297%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
43%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6947%
Female
7853%

School pathway

Feeds from
CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL05–08
Based on grade levels within CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -42.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 42 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
147
-6 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 9.0:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL

CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL, an one-room-style high school in CINCINNATUS, New York, run under CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 147 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL sits 78% below that benchmark.

CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 462 students; CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 67.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cortland County indicate median household income runs about $70,418, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 17 public schools in Cortland County (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students).

The closest other public school is CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 153 students in 2018 compared to 147 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.

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Cortland County at a glance

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Population
46,246
Census ACS
Median income
$70,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,381 students

Quick facts

School name
CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
District
CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
2809 CINCINNATUS RD, CINCINNATUS, NY 13040
Phone
(607) 863-3022
County
Cortland County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
147
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
7.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
60 (41%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360756000540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL?
CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 97% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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