Education
The Syracuse community is unmatched in its respect for education and love of learning. Eighteen school districts in Onondaga County begin the educational process for primary- and secondary-level students, many whom ultimately graduate with a prestigious New York State Regents diploma. Each district utilizes a pragmatic approach to basic academic skills, with new programs that include career education and a college curriculum at the high school level.

Numerous parochial and private day schools throughout the community add to the mix of available educational opportunities.

One page Summary of Suburban School Districts (21K)

Suburban Schools by District
	Baldwinsville	E. Syracuse-Minoa	Fabius-Pompey
Elementary School Enrollment	4,515	2,752	405
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	1,253	938	513
# of Elementary Schools	7	5	1
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	1
Spending per Student
Total	$10,234	$12,384	$11,050
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	15.8	14.2	12.3
Secondary	14.6	11.9	11.4
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	72	65	67
Math	87	75	72
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	58	52	50
Math	67	54	57
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	87	81	91
Entering the Labor Market	9	0	0
Earning Regents Diplomia	78	64	55
High School Drop Out Rate	.8	1.6	3.1

Suburban Schools by District
	Fayetteville-Manlius	Jamesville-Dewitt	Jordan-Elbridge
Elementary School Enrollment	3,104	820	1,199
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	1,427	847	573
# of Elementary Schools	5	4	3
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	1
Spending per Student
Total	$11,004	$11,161	$10,621
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	16.8	13.7	12.7
Secondary	15.3	12.6	13
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	84	80	71
Math	86	84	82
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	82	71	53
Math	85	65	53
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	96	90	73
Entering the Labor Market	1	4	22
Earning Regents Diplomia	74	74	59
High School Drop Out Rate	1	0.7	1.2
Suburban Schools by District
	Lafayette	Liverpool	Lyncourt Unior Free School
Elementary School Enrollment	575	5,584	349
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	519	2,759	-
# of Elementary Schools	2	13	1
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	-
Spending per Student
Total	$13,031	$11,160	$8,074
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	7.9	15	14.2
Secondary	11.5	15.9	-
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	60	80	59
Math	84	78	66
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	56	57	50
Math	43	62	46
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	90	84	-
Entering the Labor Market	9	2	-
Earning Regents Diplomia	62	75	-
High School Drop Out Rate	0.8	2.1	-
Suburban Schools by District
	Marcellus	North Syracuse	Onondaga Central
Elementary School Enrollment	1,524	7,812	527
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	653	2,145	528
# of Elementary Schools	2	9	2
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	1
Spending per Student
Total	$8,973	$9,810	$10,990
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	16.8	15.6	13.1
Secondary	18.2	15.6	14.4
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	84	65	76
Math	91	75	82
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	66	42	46
Math	77	45	52
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	88	83	96
Entering the Labor Market	7	13	4
Earning Regents Diplomia	76	63	64
High School Drop Out Rate	2	7.5	2.3
Suburban Schools by District
	Skaneateles Central	Solvay Union Free	Tully Central
Elementary School Enrollment	1,241	1,143	652
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	643	663	611
# of Elementary Schools	3	3	1
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	1
Spending per Student
Total	$9,408	$9,205	$8,667
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	15.3	14.2	13.6
Secondary	13.5	15.6	15
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	91	67	55
Math	93	69	75
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	74	35	56
Math	81	52	61
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	98	86	85
Entering the Labor Market	1	2	8
Earning Regents Diplomia	87	67	73
High School Drop Out Rate	0.3	2	2
Suburban Schools by District
	West Genesee Central	Westhill Central	Total
Elementary School Enrollment	3,450	1,279	36,931
Secondary School Enrollment (9-12)	1,686	718	16,476
# of Elementary Schools	6	3	70
# of Secondary Schools	1	1	16
Spending per Student
Total	$9,105	$9,375	$10,250
Student Teacher Ratios
Elementary	16.4	14.3	14.2
Secondary	15.7	12.4	14.2
4th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
English	84	86	73
Math	89	93	81
8th Grade testing % at or above state minimum
Reading	57	71	57
Math	60	83	61
% of High School Seniors
Attending College	92	97	89
Entering the Labor Market	1	1	5
Earning Regents Diplomia	86	82	71
High School Drop Out Rate	1.5	0	1.8

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