SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small secondary school in OVID, New York, part of SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% smaller than the state mean of about 668.

SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 615 students; SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Seneca County put the typical household earns roughly $68,089 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 3,612 students).

The closest other public school is ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL has fell 13%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 329 in 2025.

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