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Rome City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Rome, Lee and Western, and parts of Annsville.
Students
5,196
Schools
9
Spent per student
$25,324
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$42.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Rome City School District
- School Grade D: better than 9% of New York districts
- Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts below the state
- Spends 27% less per student than the NY average
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020
- Debt of $42.0M, about $8,091 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Nedrow.
PK–2Rockwell Elementary SchoolOnondaga Central School District
3–6Wheeler Elementary SchoolOnondaga Central School District
7–12Onondaga Senior High SchoolOnondaga Central School District
Test scores vs. NY
2020–21Math proficiency35%
State average 55.9%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 62.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 83.5%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$25,324 per student · 27% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 67%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
4,741’20
5,234’21
5,237’22
5,126’23
5,196’24
Up 9.6% since 2020.
Students
White 74%Hispanic 11%Black 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
9 public schools.
Louis V Denti Elementary School
C−598 students13:1
Bellamy Elementary School
D−544 students10:1
Gansevoort Elementary School
D397 students12:1
Ridge Mills Elementary School
B388 students13:1
Stokes Elementary School
C368 students14:1
John E Joy Elementary School
D366 students12:1
Lyndon H Strough Middle School
C−817 students11:1
Rome Free Academy
A1,512 students13:1
Clough Prek Center
206 students15:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.