At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
18,662
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
32
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$26,097
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$15,340
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 17,799
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,686
- Student–teacher ratio
- 10.6:1
What current records say about SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 32 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in SYRACUSE, New York. NCES reports 18,662 students and 1,713.2 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within New York agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 4 of 682 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $26,097 in current expenditure per pupil and $15,340 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 425 of 682 in New York. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 16.9%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 21.3%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,713.2
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $480,139,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SYRACUSE, New York
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 43.0451, -76.1397
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White17.9%
- Hispanic14.8%
- Black50.9%
- Asian6.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial8.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
32 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 32 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 415 | 10.7:1 | |
| BRIGHTON ACADEMY | Middle06–08 | 363 | 8.9:1 | |
| CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 270 | 8:1 | |
| CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,338 | 15.1:1 | |
| DELAWARE PRIMARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 377 | 7.4:1 | |
| DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 711 | 14.4:1 | |
| EDWARD SMITH K-8 SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 697 | 10.2:1 | |
| EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 172 | 7.1:1 | |
| FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 678 | 15.4:1 | |
| FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 774 | 10.4:1 | |
| GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 612 | 9.4:1 | |
| HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,483 | 13.3:1 | |
| HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 934 | 13.3:1 | |
| HURLBUT W SMITH K-8 SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 776 | 12.9:1 | |
| INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL | High09–12 | 598 | 12.5:1 | |
| LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 338 | 11.9:1 | |
| LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 476 | 9.5:1 | |
| MCKINLEY-BRIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 408 | 9.3:1 | |
| MEACHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 343 | 11.5:1 | |
| NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 1,350 | 15.2:1 | |
| ONONDAGA CNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT | High10–12 | 19 | Not reported | |
| PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 351 | 12.5:1 | |
| PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER | High09–12 | 1,126 | 12.8:1 | |
| ROBERTS K-8 SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–08 | 641 | 10.7:1 |