Ontech Charter High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Syracuse, New York

Ontech Charter High School in Syracuse, New York enrolled 254 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the New York high-school median of 10.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-64% (New York: 87.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

265 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 254 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Ontech Charter High School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232652023-242532024-25254
Students enrolled at Ontech Charter High School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232652023-242532024-25254
Students enrolled at Ontech Charter High School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232652023-242532024-25254
Students enrolled at Ontech Charter High School by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 25401002003002022-232652023-242532024-25254
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326524.011.0
2023-2425321.112.0
2024-2525425.010.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 New York high schools

Among the 1,158 New York high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ontech Charter High School enrolled 251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent84.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.0% of students were Black, 11.4% Hispanic, 9.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black78.0%
  2. Hispanic11.4%
  3. White9.1%
  4. Asian0.8%
  5. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-64% of the 79 students in Ontech Charter High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate60‑64%60‑64%87.2%
Students in the class7979202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Syracuse

8 public high schools in Syracuse report 2024-25 enrollment; Ontech Charter High School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Henninger High School1,48313.381.4%
Nottingham High School1,35015.278.7%
Corcoran High School1,33815.184.9%
Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler1,12612.889.1%
Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central59812.573.1%
Westhill High School52510.328.8%
Ontech Charter High School25410.281.9%
Onondaga Cnty Sheriff's Dept19not reportednot reported

All public schools in Syracuse →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ontech Charter High School

  1. Solvay High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 434 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Public Service Leadership Academy at FowlerThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,126 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Ontech Charter High School with Solvay High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ontech Charter High School spends per student$14,283 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,283
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkOntech Charter High School is the number 996 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#996 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.10.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ontech Charter High School

  1. How many students attend Ontech Charter High School?
    254 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Syracuse, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ontech Charter High School?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for high schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ontech Charter High School a Title I school?
    Ontech Charter High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Ontech Charter High School?
    60-64% of the 79 students in Ontech Charter High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ontech Charter High School in?
    Ontech Charter High School, NCES district ID 3601174. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360117406658 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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