SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 49 E ELIZABETH ST, in SKANEATELES, New York, SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit senior high that enrolls 410 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by SKANEATELES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

SKANEATELES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,212 students. SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Onondaga County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 15% of students at SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.4%; SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 94.3%, +24.9 points above that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put median household income runs about $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

The closest other public school is SKANEATELES MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SKANEATELES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has declined 16%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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