FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a big secondary school in MANLIUS, New York, overseen by FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 1,343 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 101% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 6 schools in FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,104 students total), FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 17% of students at FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Onondaga County (around 49%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.6%; this one delivers 87.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Onondaga County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), of which FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ENDERS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 77.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 6%, going from 1,435 students in 2018 to 1,343 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.