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Oneida City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Oneida, Sylvan Beach, Oneida Castle and Wampsville, and parts of Lenox, Vernon, Verona, Sherrill and Lincoln.

Oneida’s School Grade C better than 34% of New York school districts

Students
1,655
Schools
5
Spent per student
$28,913
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$28.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Oneida City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $28.5M, about $17,242 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Oneida. Grade by grade →

PK–2W F Prior Elementary SchoolThis district
3Seneca Street SchoolThis district
9–12Oneida Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 46.5% · 778 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 48.9% · 741 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 143 in the class

85% 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
$28,913 per student · 16% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 29%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 55%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,618’20
1,610’21
1,596’22
1,560’23
1,655’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.