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Utica City School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Utica.
Students
9,075
Schools
13
Spent per student
$24,222
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$81.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Utica City School District
- School Grade D: better than 5% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 14 pts below the state
- Spends 30% less per student than the NY average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $81.9M, about $9,020 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Morris.
PK–12Morris Central SchoolMorris Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)70%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$24,222 per student · 30% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 70%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,316’20
9,257’21
9,075’22
9,009’23
9,075’24
About steady.
Students
Black 25%White 24%Hispanic 23%Asian 21%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
13 public schools.
General Herkimer Elementary School
C−634 students13:1
Christopher Columbus Elementary School
C−618 students13:1
Watson Williams Elementary School
D590 students12:1
Kernan Elementary School
D585 students12:1
Roscoe Conkling Elementary School
D503 students11:1
Albany Elementary School
C478 students12:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
C−390 students10:1
Hugh R Jones Elementary School
B−371 students10:1
John F Hughes Elementary School
C−347 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
D303 students11:1
Senator James H Donovan Middle School
D749 students12:1
John F Kennedy Middle School
C−687 students12:1
Thomas R Proctor High School
B+2,820 students17:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Whitesboro Central School DistrictDeerfield, Marcy, Schuyler
$23,424per student
Frankfort-Schuyler Central School DistrictFrankfort, Schuyler
$25,767per student
New Hartford Central School DistrictNew Hartford, New Hartford
$23,234per student
New York Mills Union Free School DistrictNew York Mills, Yorkville
$23,548per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.