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Onondaga Central School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 801 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Onondaga Central School District is a school district in New York (Onondaga County). During the 2024 school year, 801 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Onondaga Central School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jason Baleno20252028
Jeremy Burton20252028
Erik Nelson20252028
Michael Kobasa2027
Noelle Relles2027
Laurel Bennett2026
Nathaniel Brown2026

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Onondaga Central School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 128Pamela HunterDemocratic Party 96% 26%
New York State Assembly District 126John Lemondes Jr.Republican Party 4% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,361,000 $2,831 10%
Local: $9,684,000 $11,612 40%
State: $12,434,000 $14,909 51%
Total: $24,479,000 $29,351
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $32,807,000 $39,336
Total Current Expenditures: $20,435,000 $24,502
Instructional Expenditures: $12,159,000 $14,579 37%
Student and Staff Support: $2,192,000 $2,628 7%
Administration: $2,233,000 $2,677 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,851,000 $4,617 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,308,000 $13,558
Construction: $10,907,000 $13,077
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $130,000 $155
Interest on Debt: $890,000 $1,067

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 54 PS 40-49 40-59 >=50 40-59 55-59
2018-2019 59 PS 30-39 >=50 40-59 >=50 60-64
2017-2018 55 PS 30-39 <50 21-39 >=50 60-64
2016-2017 53 PS 20-29 <50 <50 <50 55-59
2015-2016 54 PS 30-39 <50 <50 21-39 60-64
2014-2015 58 PS 20-29 <50 >=50 <50 60-64
2013-2014 47 PS 20-29 <50 21-39 >=50 51
2012-2013 45 PS 20-29 <50 21-39 <50 49
2011-2012 74 PS 60-69 >=50 60-79 >=50 76
2010-2011 73 PS 50-59 >=50 40-59 PS 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 61 PS 40-49 21-39 >=50 40-59 65-69
2018-2019 45 PS 30-39 <50 40-59 <50 45-49
2017-2018 42 PS 20-29 <50 21-39 21-39 45-49
2016-2017 40 PS 20-29 <50 <=20 <50 40-44
2015-2016 42 PS 20-29 <50 <50 21-39 45-49
2014-2015 41 PS 20-29 <50 >=50 <50 45-49
2013-2014 35 PS 11-19 <50 21-39 <50 39
2012-2013 44 PS 30-39 <50 21-39 <50 47
2011-2012 62 PS 40-49 >=50 40-59 <50 65
2010-2011 66 PS 30-39 <50 40-59 PS 70

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 PS >=90
2018-2019 85-89 >=50 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-84 >=50 PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 80-84 PS PS PS PS >=90
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 >=50 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 90-94 >=50 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 75-79 >=50 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 PS <50 PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 801 -0.7
2022-2023 807 -3.3
2021-2022 834 -1.8
2020-2021 849 -1.8
2019-2020 864 -2.1
2018-2019 882 -1.2
2017-2018 893 -1.0
2016-2017 902 3.4
2015-2016 871 -3.8
2014-2015 904 2.1
2013-2014 885 -1.9
2012-2013 902 -6.9
2011-2012 964 1.7
2010-2011 948 -2.6
2009-2010 973 -1.4
2008-2009 987 -0.9
2007-2008 996 -1.7
2006-2007 1,013 -3.1
2005-2006 1,044 -3.1
2004-2005 1,076 2.6
2003-2004 1,048 -3.4
2002-2003 1,084 -0.8
2001-2002 1,093 -2.5
2000-2001 1,120 0.5
1999-2000 1,114 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Onondaga Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 10.1
Black 10.1 15.5
Hispanic 8.1 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 8.4 3.5
White 70.8 39.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Onondaga Central School District had 78.59 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.19.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 4.78
Elementary: 36.93
Secondary: 32.20
Total: 78.59

Onondaga Central School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 11.20
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.41
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.68
Library/Media Support: 1.20
Student Support Services: 11.00
Other Support Services: 38.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Onondaga Central School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Onondaga Senior High School3197-12
Rockwell Elementary School204PK-2
Wheeler Elementary School2443-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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