Total enrollment
1,836
-163 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Cortland
New York · Public K-12
Across the city, Cortland hosts 5 public K-12 schools teaching roughly 1,836 New York students (about 367 per school).
4-year change in Cortland
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
17,450
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
1,836
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
5
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 582 |
| CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 274 |
| FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | Elementary | 03-04 | 291 |
| FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-02 | 417 |
| RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 05-06 | 272 |
About Cortland
Cortland is a rural-scale New York city in terms of public-school footprint, with 5 schools and 1,836 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city consists of 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high.
Average school size in Cortland is around 367 students, 29% below the New York average of about 519.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 1,999 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,836 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Cortland discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.