Total enrollment
9,418
-1,387 (-13%) vs SY 2017-18
15 schools in Utica
New York · Public K-12
Utica runs 15 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment around 9,418 (11 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
7-year change in Utica
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
26%
was 33%
% Hispanic
22%
was 19%
% Black
24%
was 24%
% Asian
20%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 478 |
| CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 618 |
| DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 320 |
| GENERAL HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 634 |
| HUGH R JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 371 |
| JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 347 |
| JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 687 |
| KERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 585 |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 303 |
| MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH | High | 05-12 | 23 |
| ROSCOE CONKLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 503 |
| SENATOR JAMES H DONOVAN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 07-08 | 749 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 390 |
| THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 2,820 |
| WATSON WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 590 |
About Utica
Public education in Utica, New York runs across 15 schools that instructs roughly 9,418 students. By footprint, Utica sits in the average-sized bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 11 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
Average school size in Utica is around 628 students, 21% higher than the New York average of about 519.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Utica has shrank 13% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 10,805 students to 9,418. Over that span, Utica shed 1 school, going from 16 to 15. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 26%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Utica discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.