Dryden Central School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Dryden, Dryden, Harford and Freeville, and parts of Cortlandville, Groton, Caroline and Virgil.

At a glance

1,304Students enrolled

5Schools

4Towns served

$32,055Spent per student

9:1Student–teacher ratio

43%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

DrydenDrydenHarfordFreeville

Grades PK–5

DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL283 students · DrydenThis district

Grades 9–12

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL356 students · DrydenThis district

Grades PK–5

DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL283 students · DrydenThis district

Grades 9–12

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL356 students · DrydenThis district

Grades PK–6

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–12

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL or DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressMarathon Central School District

Grades 12

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL or MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL283 students · DrydenThis district

Grades 9–12

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL356 students · DrydenThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NY

Math proficiency38%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts53%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

State average 83.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$32,055

per student each year · 7% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction67%

Support & administration31%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)43%

State52%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,364’20

1,289’21

1,282’22

1,265’23

1,304’24

Students

White · 81%1,060

Two or more races · 8%102

Hispanic · 7%93

Black · 2%26

Asian · 2%22

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Dryden13,604 people

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Dryden1,671 people

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Harford980 people

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Freeville458 people

Also covers small parts of Cortlandville, Groton, Caroline and Virgil.

Schools5 in district

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DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–5 · 500 students · Dryden

C-Public 📚

CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–3 · 85 students · Mclean

C+Public 📚

FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–3 · 80 students · Freeville

C+Public 📚

DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 283 students · Dryden

C-Public 🏫

DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 356 students · Dryden

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Homer Central School DistrictHomer · Summerhill · $25,166 per student

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Ithaca City School DistrictDanby · Ithaca · Lansing · $29,527 per student

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Lansing Central School DistrictLansing · Lansing · $29,296 per student

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Moravia Central School DistrictLocke · Summerhill · $28,240 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.