ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

As a tight-knit 9-12 campus in NEDROW, New York, ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL educates 323 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 771 students overall.

On demographics, ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest breaks down as 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.3%, the actual is 63.7%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the broader community, Onondaga County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 25%, going from 429 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for ONONDAGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.