Sidney City School District

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Sidney, Clinton, Salem, Orange and Port Jefferson, and parts of Franklin and Bloomfield.

At a glance

3,149Students enrolled

7Schools

5Towns served

$13,861Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

73%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

SidneyClintonSalemOrangePort Jefferson

Grades K–2

Emerson Primary School or Longfellow Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

Northwood Intermediate School438 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 5–8

Sidney Middle School840 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Sidney High School791 students · SidneyThis district

Grades K–2

Emerson Primary School or Longfellow Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

Northwood Intermediate School438 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 5–8

Sidney Middle School840 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Sidney High School791 students · SidneyThis district

Grades K–2

Emerson Primary School or Longfellow Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

Northwood Intermediate School438 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 5–8

Sidney Middle School840 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Sidney High School791 students · SidneyThis district

Grades K–2

Emerson Primary School or Longfellow Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

Northwood Intermediate School438 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 5–8

Sidney Middle School840 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Sidney High School791 students · SidneyThis district

Grades K–2

Emerson Primary School or Longfellow Primary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 3–4

Northwood Intermediate School438 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 5–8

Sidney Middle School840 students · SidneyThis district

Grades 9–12

Sidney High School791 students · SidneyThis 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 OH

Math proficiency46%

State average 49.7%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 57.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 85.3%

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

Where the money goes

$13,861

per student each year · 17% below the OH average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration34%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)47%

State41%

Federal12%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,246’20

3,234’21

3,158’22

3,123’23

3,149’24

Students

White · 74%2,323

Two or more races · 14%449

Black · 5%163

Hispanic · 5%150

Asian · 2%53

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%7

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

Towns served

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Sidney20,501 people

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Clinton20,133 people

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Salem2,048 people

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Orange831 people

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Port Jefferson306 people

Also covers small parts of Franklin and Bloomfield.

Schools7 in district

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Northwood Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–4 · 438 students · Sidney

B-Public 📚

Emerson Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 340 students · Sidney

Public 📚

Longfellow Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 303 students · Sidney

Public 📚

Sidney Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 840 students · Sidney

C+Public 🏫

Sidney High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 791 students · Sidney

C+Public 📚

Whittier Early Childhood CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 306 students · Sidney

Public 📚

Jacket Virtual AcademyOther · Grades 4–12 · 131 students · Sidney

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Fairlawn Local School DistrictGreen · Perry · $14,137 per student

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Hardin-Houston Local School DistrictTurtle Creek · Washington · $15,680 per student

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Indian Lake Local School DistrictStokes · Washington · $15,145 per student

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Jackson Center Local School DistrictJackson · $14,096 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.