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Cortland High School

๐Ÿ“ 8 Valley View Dr, Cortland, Cortland County, 13045

596
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cortland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cortland, Cortland County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cortland City School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Cortland City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Cortland High School enrolls 596 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
304 (51%)
Female students
292 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
53.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White50585%
Two or more races467.7%
Hispanic or Latino244%
Black or African American132.2%
Asian81.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

250 of the school's 596 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Cortland High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 125.

School district: CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cortland High School is one of 5 schools in CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in CORTLAND, New York. The district serves 1,937 students district-wide and employs 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Cortland High School is larger than the district average of about 387 students per school.

1,937
District students
5
Schools
175
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

92%
Reading proficient
92%
Math proficient
82%
Graduation rate
14%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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