VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a moderately sized 9-12 campus in VERONA, New York, operated by SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 584 students in grades 9 through 12.

VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 1,823 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Oneida County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Oneida County (around 47%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.7%; this one delivers 70.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oneida County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,154 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 72 public schools in Oneida County (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students).

The closest other public school is VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 561 students in 2018 compared to 584 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 97% to 93% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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