ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit four-year high schools in ONEIDA, New York, one of the schools within ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 487 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,806 students. ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,499, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SENECA STREET SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 610 (now 487). The White share of enrollment edged down from 92% to 85% over that span.

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