NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL

NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL is a cozy elementary-level community in HORNELL, New York, part of HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 331 students in grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

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

Looking at the student body, NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL reports that 80% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Steuben County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Steuben County shows median household earnings sit near $65,887, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL has grew 36%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 331 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 88% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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