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Cortland, NY
Public School Ratings




Cortland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cortland City School District details

Cortland City School District
1 Valley View Dr
Cortland, NY 13045

1,957 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Cortland City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New York

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.2% of all NY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
51%
38%
53%
41%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cortland High School
8 Valley View Dr
Cortland, NY, 13045
09-12
Cortland Junior High School
S Valley View Dr
Cortland, NY, 13045
07-08
Fe Smith Intermediate School
33 Wheeler Ave
Cortland, NY, 13045
03-04
Franklyn S Barry Primary School
20 Raymond Ave
Cortland, NY, 13045
KG-02
Randall Middle School
31 Randall St
Cortland, NY, 13045
05-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.3% 42.2%
Black 3.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 4.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 52.8% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,234 $29,813,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,104 $2,161,000 4.3%
Staff $1,260 $2,465,000 4.9%
General Administration $455 $891,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,032 $2,020,000 4.0%
Operation $1,492 $2,920,000 5.8%
Transportation $774 $1,515,000 3.0%
Other $387 $758,000 1.5%
Total Support $6,505 $12,730,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,034 $7,894,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $25,773 $50,437,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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