W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in VERNON, New York, overseen by SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 262 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,823 students. W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Oneida County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY 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 somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Oneida County shows median household earnings sit near $70,154, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Oneida County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students), of which W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 262). Over the same period, the White share declined from 96% to 91%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.