HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

As a cozy four-year high school in HOLLAND PATENT, New York, HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL works with 391 students from grades 9 through 12, part of HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 668.

HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,215 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL lists that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Oneida County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Oneida County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oneida County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $70,154 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oneida County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students), HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOLLAND PATENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 459 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.