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Syracuse City School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 18,072 (2023-2024)
Schools: 31 (2023-2024)
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Syracuse City School District is a school district in New York (Onondaga County). During the 2024 school year, 18,072 students attended one of the district's 31 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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Syracuse City School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for Syracuse City School District school board, At-large

Incumbent Patricia Body, incumbent David Cecile, and incumbent Derrick Dorsey won election in the general election for Syracuse City School District school board, At-large on November 7, 2017.

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Syracuse City School District school board, At-large

General election

General election for Syracuse City School District school board, At-large

Incumbent Mark Muhammad, incumbent Rita Paniagua, incumbent Daniel Romeo, and incumbent Katie Sojewicz won election in the general election for Syracuse City School District school board, At-large on November 3, 2015.

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About the district

School board

The Syracuse City School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tamica Barnett2027
Mary Habib20232027
Gwendolyn Raeford20232027
Ranette Releford20232027
Twiggy Billue2025
Nyatwa Bullock2025
Karen Cordano2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Syracuse City School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
New York State Assembly District 129William MagnarelliDemocratic Party 70% 27%
New York State Assembly District 128Pamela HunterDemocratic Party 30% 6%

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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: $149,081,000 $7,934 23%
Local: $75,186,000 $4,001 12%
State: $430,144,000 $22,891 66%
Total: $654,411,000 $34,826
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $547,807,000 $29,152
Total Current Expenditures: $447,816,000 $23,831
Instructional Expenditures: $263,187,000 $14,006 48%
Student and Staff Support: $47,841,000 $2,545 9%
Administration: $54,494,000 $2,900 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $82,294,000 $4,379 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $42,029,000 $2,236
Construction: $38,698,000 $2,059
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $15,485,000 $824
Interest on Debt: $9,450,000 $502

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 18 31 15 13 15-19 9 27
2018-2019 23 42 18 17 25-29 22 34
2017-2018 21 39 17 16 20-24 22 29
2016-2017 22 34 16 15 25-29 20 32
2015-2016 22 34 17 17 20-24 20 33
2014-2015 21 27 16 15 20-24 15-19 32
2013-2014 12 18 7 7 10-14 14 21
2012-2013 16 23 13 10 10-14 20-24 22
2011-2012 33 42 27 27 25-29 40-44 45
2010-2011 31 39 26 23 25-29 50-54 43

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 26 36 21 21 20-24 22 38
2018-2019 26 40 21 22 20-24 24 34
2017-2018 23 36 19 20 25-29 21 32
2016-2017 22 31 18 17 25-29 18 32
2015-2016 21 28 17 18 15-19 16 30
2014-2015 17 21 15 13 10-14 10-14 25
2013-2014 13 15 9 9 10-14 15 22
2012-2013 17 21 14 11 10-14 25-29 24
2011-2012 31 35 25 25 30-34 40-44 42
2010-2011 30 31 24 22 25-29 45-49 43

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 64 75-79 64 55-59 40-59 60-69 65
2018-2019 63 65-69 63 55-59 40-59 60-79 63
2017-2018 64 65-69 66 45-49 >=50 60-79 65
2016-2017 64 65-69 66 50-54 40-59 60-79 65
2015-2016 58 60-64 60 45-49 40-59 >=50 58
2014-2015 56 50-54 55 45-49 60-79 60-69 62
2013-2014 52 40-44 55 40-44 40-59 60-69 55
2012-2013 51 40-44 50 50-54 21-39 70-79 55
2011-2012 53 40-44 53 40-44 40-59 >=80 61
2010-2011 51 60-69 50 35-39 40-59 55

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 18,072 -1.8
2022-2023 18,398 -2.1
2021-2022 18,791 -1.9
2020-2021 19,148 -5.7
2019-2020 20,234 -3.3
2018-2019 20,906 -1.6
2017-2018 21,245 1.1
2016-2017 21,015 0.4
2015-2016 20,934 -0.8
2014-2015 21,110 -0.5
2013-2014 21,212 2.8
2012-2013 20,622 0.6
2011-2012 20,491 -3.7
2010-2011 21,247 -0.3
2009-2010 21,320 1.8
2008-2009 20,931 1.4
2007-2008 20,645 -2.6
2006-2007 21,178 -4.5
2005-2006 22,123 1.8
2004-2005 21,726 -3.1
2003-2004 22,405 -0.2
2002-2003 22,455 -1.5
2001-2002 22,796 -1.0
2000-2001 23,015 -2.0
1999-2000 23,474 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Syracuse City School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.2 10.1
Black 47.9 15.5
Hispanic 15.4 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 8.5 3.5
White 19.6 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, Syracuse City School District had 1,680.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 125.34
Elementary: 872.85
Secondary: 657.77
Total: 1,680.26

Syracuse City School District employed 27.00 district administrators and 84.67 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 27.00
District Administrative Support: 204.00
School Administrators: 84.67
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 858.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 181.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 67.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 24.30
Library/Media Support: 4.00
Student Support Services: 242.24
Other Support Services: 615.50

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 Syracuse City School District operates 31 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bellevue Elementary School399PK-5
Brighton Academy3506-8
Clary Middle School2636-8
Corcoran High School1,2449-12
Delaware Primary School395PK-5
Dr Weeks Elementary School682PK-5
Edward Smith K-8 School675PK-8
Expeditionary Learning Middle School1746-8
Franklin Elementary School646PK-5
Frazer K-8 School787PK-8
Grant Middle School6016-8
Henninger High School1,4439-12
Huntington K-8 School871PK-8
Hurlbut W Smith K-8 School767PK-8
Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central5689-12
Lemoyne Elementary School323PK-5
Lincoln Middle School4826-8
Mckinley-Brighton Elementary School423PK-5
Meachem Elementary School340PK-5
Nottingham High School1,2979-12
Onondaga Cnty Sheriff'S Dept169-12
Porter Elementary School301PK-5
Public Service Leadership Academy At Fowler1,0779-12
Roberts K-8 School621PK-8
Salem Hyde Elementary School463PK-6
Seymour Dual Language Academy419PK-5
Steam At Dr King Elementary School436PK-5
Syracuse Latin School644PK-8
Syracuse Stem At Blodgett3636-8
Van Duyn Elementary School334PK-5
Webster Elementary School625PK-5


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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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