Public schools in Utica, NY
Utica has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, enrolling 9,418 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Utica City School District runs 13 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Utica's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Utica | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utica City School District | 13 | 9,386 | $21,089 |
| Whitesboro Central School District | 1 | 3,094 | $22,115 |
| New York State Office Mental Health (Omh) | 1 | 146 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Utica, 2,843 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R Proctor High School | 2,820 | 16.6 | 58.3% | Utica City |
| Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center for Children & Youth | 23 | not reported | not reported | New York State Office Mental Health (Omh) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Utica, 1,436 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator James H Donovan Middle School | 749 | 12.0 | 82.6% | Utica City |
| John F Kennedy Middle School | 687 | 12.1 | 78.3% | Utica City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
11 elementary schools in Utica, 5,139 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Herkimer Elementary School | 634 | 12.8 | 73.5% | Utica City |
| Christopher Columbus Elementary School | 618 | 12.9 | 77.7% | Utica City |
| Watson Williams Elementary School | 590 | 11.7 | 85.3% | Utica City |
| Kernan Elementary School | 585 | 12.0 | 87.0% | Utica City |
| Roscoe Conkling Elementary School | 503 | 11.0 | 79.3% | Utica City |
| Albany Elementary School | 478 | 12.3 | 68.4% | Utica City |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 390 | 10.2 | 78.7% | Utica City |
| Hugh R Jones Elementary School | 371 | 10.3 | 59.8% | Utica City |
| John F Hughes Elementary School | 347 | 11.2 | 80.1% | Utica City |
| Deerfield Elementary School | 320 | 11.6 | 20.9% | Whitesboro Central |
One more elementary school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School | 303 | 10.8 | 89.1% | Utica City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Utica's public schools compare with New York's
The median Utica school has 11.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 40% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 503 students (state 428).
| Utica | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.8 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 503 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 40% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 93% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Utica schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Utica
- Utica City School DistrictRuns 13 of Utica's 15 public schools and spent $21,089 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,089
- Thomas R Proctor High School, the largest high school in Utica2,820 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.2,820
- Compare Utica City School District with Whitesboro Central School DistrictUtica's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Utica addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Utica
How many public schools are in Utica, NY?
15 public schools with an address in Utica were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, enrolling 9,418 students.What is the largest high school in Utica?
Thomas R Proctor High School, with 2,820 students in 2024-25 (Utica City School District).Which districts run Utica's schools?
Utica City School District (13 schools), Whitesboro Central School District (1 school), New York State Office Mental Health (Omh) (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25