GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL

GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in FREEVILLE, New York, part of GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 107 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL sits inside GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tompkins County (around 36%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Tompkins County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Tompkins County (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students).

The closest other public school is FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 168 (now 107). Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 5.3:1 in 2018 to 4.0:1 in 2025.

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