HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in HORNELL, New York, operated by HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 650 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12.

Within HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,468 students, HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Steuben County) shows that median household income runs about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Steuben County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 786 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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