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C

Herkimer Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Herkimer and Herkimer, and parts of Little Falls.

Herkimer’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of New York school districts

Students
1,070
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,818
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$19M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Herkimer Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19M, about $17,710 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Herkimer 9,432CHerkimer 7,195

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Herkimer. Grade by grade →

PK–5Herkimer Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Herkimer High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 46.5% · 526 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.9% · 541 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 78 in the class

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,818 per student · 28% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 34%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 67%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,050’20
1,102’21
1,096’22
1,086’23
1,070’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Black 5%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Herkimer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Herkimer
C+
533 students11:1
Herkimer High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Herkimer
C
537 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Valley Central School DistrictGerman Flatts, Ilion, Mohawk
$24,276per student
West Canada Valley Central School DistrictFairfield, Newport, Schuyler
$31,825per student
Frankfort-Schuyler Central School DistrictFrankfort, Schuyler
$25,767per student
Little Falls City School DistrictDanube, Little Falls
$29,913per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.