Oswego City School District

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

Public schools for Oswego, Oswego, Scriba and Minetto, and parts of Volney.

At a glance

3,460Students enrolled

7Schools

4Towns served

$28,969Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

41%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

OswegoOswegoScribaMinetto

Grades PK–6

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL572 students · OswegoThis district

Grades 9–12

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL1,079 students · OswegoThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listHannibal Central School District

Grades 7–8

OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL or KENNEY MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL or HANNIBAL HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

8 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

MEXICO MIDDLE SCHOOL or OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLDepends on your addressMexico Central School District

Grades 9–12

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL or MEXICO HIGH SCHOOLDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL409 students · MinettoThis district

Grades 7–8

OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL572 students · OswegoThis district

Grades 9–12

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL1,079 students · OswegoThis 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 proficiency39%

State average 55.9%

Reading / language arts51%

State average 62.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)80%

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

$28,969

per student each year · 16% below the NY average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration32%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State47%

Federal7%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,548’20

3,473’21

3,488’22

3,516’23

3,460’24

Students

White · 84%2,897

Hispanic · 9%307

Two or more races · 5%161

Black · 2%56

Asian · 1%25

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%5

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

Towns served

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Oswego17,033 people

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Oswego8,369 people · Grades PK–6 at FAIRLEY SCHOOL or MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and others

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Scriba6,603 people

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Minetto1,754 people

Also covers small parts of Volney.

Schools7 in district

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MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 409 students · Minetto

CPublic 📚

KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 397 students · Oswego

CPublic 📚

CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–6 · 390 students · Oswego

C-Public 📚

FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 319 students · Oswego

C-Public 📚

LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 294 students · Oswego

C-Public 📚

OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 572 students · Oswego

C-Public 🏫

OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,079 students · Oswego

APublic

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

Nearby districts

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Phoenix Central School DistrictGranby · Palermo · Schroeppel · $26,640 per student

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Fulton City School DistrictFulton · Granby · $28,926 per student

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Red Creek Central School DistrictSterling · $30,397 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.