WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 5201 W GENESEE ST, in CAMILLUS, New York, WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a heavily attended senior high that enrolls 1,385 students (grades 9 through 12), part of WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 107% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

Across the 7 schools in WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,543 students total), WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

Around the school, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WEST GENESEE 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 WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 56.8%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 13%, going from 1,585 students in 2018 to 1,385 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 82% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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