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C+

Sidney Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Sidney, Sidney and Masonville, and parts of Unadilla and Guilford.

Sidney’s School Grade C better than 31% of New York school districts

Students
988
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,341
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$15.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sidney Central School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.8M, about $16,032 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSidney 5,391C+Sidney 3,588C+Masonville 1,227

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

K–6Sidney Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Sidney Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sidney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 46.5% · 512 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 538 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 80 in the class

87% 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
$26,341 per student · 24% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 70%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,037’20
1,072’21
1,034’22
1,001’23
988’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%Black 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sidney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Sidney
C
477 students12:1
Sidney Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sidney
C−
169 students11:1
Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
A−
342 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bainbridge-Guilford Central School DistrictBainbridge
$27,301per student
Otego-Unadilla Central School DistrictOtego, Unadilla
$26,921per student
Deposit Central School DistrictDeposit, Sanford
$35,383per student
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School DistrictButternuts
$28,315per 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.