Oneida City School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Oneida, Sylvan Beach, Oneida Castle and Wampsville, and parts of Lenox, Vernon, Verona, Sherrill and Lincoln.

At a glance

1,655Students enrolled

5Schools

4Towns served

$28,913Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

36%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

OneidaOneida CastleWampsville

Grades PK–2

W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL318 students · OneidaThis district

Grades 3

SENECA STREET SCHOOL237 students · OneidaThis district

Grades 6–8

OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL355 students · WampsvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL487 students · OneidaThis district

Grades PK–2

W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL318 students · OneidaThis district

Grades 3

SENECA STREET SCHOOL237 students · OneidaThis district

Grades 6–8

OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL355 students · WampsvilleThis district

Grades 9–12

ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL487 students · OneidaThis district

Grades PK–2

W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL or PETERBORO STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

SENECA STREET SCHOOL or SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL or OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressCanastota Central School District

Grades 9–12

ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL or CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis 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 proficiency43%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts54%

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

$28,913

per student each year · 16% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction69%

Support & administration29%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State55%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,618’20

1,610’21

1,596’22

1,560’23

1,655’24

Students

White · 85%1,402

Two or more races · 6%97

Hispanic · 4%74

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%41

Black · 1%24

Asian · 1%16

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

Towns served

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Oneida10,171 people

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Sylvan Beach881 people

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Oneida Castle597 people

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Wampsville540 people

Also covers small parts of Lenox, Vernon, Verona, Sherrill and Lincoln.

Schools5 in district

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W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–2 · 318 students · Oneida

CPublic 📚

DURHAMVILLE SCHOOLElementary · Grades 4–5 · 258 students · Durhamville

C+Public 📚

SENECA STREET SCHOOLElementary · Grades 2–3 · 237 students · Oneida

C+Public 📚

OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 355 students · Wampsville

C-Public 🏫

ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 487 students · Oneida

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Stockbridge Valley Central School DistrictStockbridge · $28,470 per student

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Camden Central School DistrictVienna · $27,163 per student

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Westmoreland Central School DistrictWestmoreland · $27,259 per student

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Cazenovia Central School DistrictFenner · $24,568 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.