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Seneca Falls Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Seneca Falls, Fayette and Tyre.

Seneca Falls’ School Grade C− better than 21% of New York school districts

Students
1,156
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,951
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$19.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Seneca Falls Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.1M, about $16,479 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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−Seneca Falls 8,845C−Fayette 3,583Tyre 978

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seneca Falls. Grade by grade →

PK–2Frank M Knight Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Seneca Falls Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mynderse AcademyThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 46.5% · 570 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.9% · 577 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 87.2% · 85 in the class

90% 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
$25,951 per student · 25% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 54%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,173’20
1,160’21
1,202’22
1,180’23
1,156’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Frank M Knight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Seneca Falls
268 students10:1
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Seneca Falls
C+
272 students10:1
Seneca Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seneca Falls
C−
266 students8:1
Mynderse Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Seneca Falls
A
350 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Union Springs Central School DistrictAurelius, Cayuga, Springport
$26,581per student
Waterloo Central School DistrictJunius, Waterloo, Waterloo
$28,798per student
Clyde-Savannah Central School DistrictGalen, Savannah
$29,937per student
Geneva City School DistrictGeneva
$28,287per 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.