UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL

UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized senior high in NEW BERLIN, New York, one of the schools within UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 341 students in grades 5 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 49% leaner than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 2 schools in UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (775 students total), UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Compared to Chenango County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Chenango County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.0%; this one delivers 44.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Chenango County put median household earnings sit near $62,948, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Chenango County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), of which UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL is one.

UNADILLA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL has edged down 16%, going from 404 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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