HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 80 S WEST ST, in HOMER, New York, HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy senior high that educates 558 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,828 students. HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Cortland County's rate of about 48%.

With demographic context factored in, HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cortland County put median household earnings sit near $70,418, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cortland County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students), HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 8%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 558 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 96% to 90%.

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