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B+

Chittenango Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Sullivan and Chittenango, and parts of Lenox, Cazenovia and Lincoln.

Sullivan’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of New York school districts

Students
1,893
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,297
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$15.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chittenango Central School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 33% less per student than the NY average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.4M, about $8,141 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Sullivan 14,623B+Chittenango 4,753

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sullivan. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Chittenango Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Chittenango High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 46.5% · 829 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 48.9% · 843 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 152 in the class

84% 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
$23,297 per student · 33% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 53%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,895’20
1,932’21
1,909’22
1,943’23
1,893’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 4%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Bolivar Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chittenango
B+
473 students14:1
Bridgeport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bridgeport
C+
270 students15:1
Chittenango Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Chittenango
B−
558 students11:1
Chittenango High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chittenango
A
592 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cazenovia Central School DistrictFenner, Nelson
$24,568per student
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School DistrictManlius, Pompey
$23,277per student
Oneida City School DistrictOneida, Wampsville
$28,913per student
Camden Central School DistrictVienna
$27,163per 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.