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Westhill Central School District, New York

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Westhill Central School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,747 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Westhill Central School District is a school district in New York (Onondaga County). During the 2024 school year, 1,747 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Andrew Hunter
Lisa O'Reilly
Andrew Starowicz
Christopher Haigney2024
Kelly Ristoff Coholan2024

Elections

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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: $3,168,000 $1,824 7%
Local: $21,034,000 $12,109 49%
State: $18,765,000 $10,803 44%
Total: $42,967,000 $24,736
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $58,098,000 $33,447
Total Current Expenditures: $36,008,000 $20,729
Instructional Expenditures: $23,331,000 $13,431 40%
Student and Staff Support: $3,086,000 $1,776 5%
Administration: $3,410,000 $1,963 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,181,000 $3,558 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,698,000 $3,280
Construction: $4,550,000 $2,619
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $15,826,000 $9,111


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 57 60-79 20-29 40-49 PS 40-59 60
2018-2019 67 60-79 30-39 40-59 PS 40-59 70
2017-2018 64 60-79 21-39 30-39 PS 40-59 67
2016-2017 55 40-59 20-29 40-59 PS 40-59 58
2015-2016 66 60-79 40-49 <50 PS >=50 68
2014-2015 64 60-79 40-49 21-39 PS >=50 66
2013-2014 49 40-59 20-29 <=20 PS >=50 51
2012-2013 52 60-79 30-39 <=20 PS <50 53
2011-2012 84 >=80 60-69 60-79 >=50 PS 85
2010-2011 85 >=80 50-59 >=80 PS 86

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 64 >=50 40-49 40-59 PS 60-69 66
2018-2019 55 60-79 30-39 40-59 PS 40-59 56
2017-2018 55 40-59 40-59 30-39 PS 21-39 58
2016-2017 51 60-79 30-39 40-59 PS 21-39 53
2015-2016 57 60-79 20-29 <50 PS <50 59
2014-2015 52 60-79 30-39 <=20 PS <50 54
2013-2014 47 40-59 20-29 <=20 PS <50 49
2012-2013 54 40-59 30-39 <=20 PS <50 55
2011-2012 79 >=80 50-59 21-39 >=50 PS 81
2010-2011 77 >=80 40-49 40-59 PS 78

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 >=95 PS >=50 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 >=50 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94


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 1,747 0.2
2022-2023 1,743 0.3
2021-2022 1,737 1.0
2020-2021 1,720 -4.6
2019-2020 1,799 2.3
2018-2019 1,758 -2.2
2017-2018 1,796 0.8
2016-2017 1,781 0.1
2015-2016 1,779 -2.0
2014-2015 1,814 1.2
2013-2014 1,793 -1.2
2012-2013 1,814 -2.7
2011-2012 1,863 -0.5
2010-2011 1,872 -0.6
2009-2010 1,884 -3.7
2008-2009 1,954 -0.9
2007-2008 1,972 -1.7
2006-2007 2,006 -0.5
2005-2006 2,016 -1.1
2004-2005 2,038 -0.5
2003-2004 2,049 0.1
2002-2003 2,047 2.4
2001-2002 1,997 -2.4
2000-2001 2,044 1.2
1999-2000 2,020 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Westhill Central School District (%) New York K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 10.1
Black 7.4 15.5
Hispanic 5.1 30.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 6.4 3.5
White 78.7 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, Westhill Central School District had 145.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 8.03
Elementary: 65.87
Secondary: 67.10
Total: 145.00

Westhill Central School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 21.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 68.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 19.35
Other Support Services: 64.50


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 Westhill Central School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cherry Road Elementary School3692-4
Onondaga Hill Middle School5635-8
Walberta Park Primary School248KG-1
Westhill High School5529-12

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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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