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Syracuse City School District, NY: schools, enrollment and spending

Syracuse City School District runs 31 public schools with 18,662 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.9 students per teacher is about the same as the New York figure of 11.4.Listed in NCES data as "SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
31
Students
18,662
Teachers (FTE)
1,713
Students per teacher
10.9
NY: 11.4 · US: 15.3
Address
725 Harrison St, Syracuse, NY 13210
County
Onondaga County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3628590
State district ID
NY-421800010000
Total staff (FTE)
4,108
School counselors (FTE)
70.0About 267 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
109.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.9
New York11.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (19,148), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$526.2 million
Federal revenue
$59.0 million
State revenue
$390.5 million
Local revenue
$76.7 million
Total spending
$543.2 million
Spending per pupil
$28,371
Salaries
$239.4 million44.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$315.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.2%
  • State: 74.2%
  • Local: 14.6%

New York overall

  • Federal: 4.5%
  • State: 37.7%
  • Local: 57.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$28,371
New York$30,973
United States$16,826

Schools in Syracuse City School District

By level: 6 high, 6 middle, 19 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Bellevue Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 541510.9
Brighton AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83639.1
Clary Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 82708.2
Corcoran High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,33815.2
Delaware Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53777.4
Dr Weeks Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 571114.5
Edward Smith K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 869710.2
Expeditionary Learning Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81727.2
Franklin Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 567815.4
Frazer K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 877410.5
Grant Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 86129.6
Henninger High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,48313.4
Huntington K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 893413.3
Hurlbut W Smith K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 877612.9
Institute of Technology at Syracuse CentralCEP schoolHigh9 to 1259812.7
Lemoyne Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533812.1
Lincoln Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 84769.5
McKinley-Brighton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54089.5
Meachem Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534311.8
Nottingham High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,35015.2
Onondaga Cnty Sheriff'S DeptHigh9 to 1219
Porter Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535112.5
Public Service Leadership Academy at FowlerCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,12612.9
Roberts K-8 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 864110.9
Salem Hyde Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 646611.9
Seymour Dual Language AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54488.8
STEAM at Dr King Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543912.2
Syracuse Latin SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 864011.4
Syracuse STEM at BlodgettCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83698.6
Van Duyn Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534612.4
Webster Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 565014.1

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.