Total enrollment
1,836
-516 (-22%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Cortland
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-2 (-29%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
87%
was 86%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 22%: 2,352 students in SY 2017-18 versus 1,836 in SY 2024-25. Cortland now counts 5 public schools, down from 7 in SY 2017-18.
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.