OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL

OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is an unified-grade school of cozy scale in SOUTH OTSELIC, New York, operated by OTSELIC VALLEY CSD, educateing 261 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Operationally, OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to OTSELIC VALLEY CSD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the resource side, OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.6%; actual is 38.9%, a gap of -19.7 points.

In the area at large, Chenango County reports that median household income runs about $62,948, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chenango County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), of which OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL, around 9.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.3%.

OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025.

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