Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Aurora, New York

Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School in Aurora, New York enrolled 289 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 9.6 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). On the state tests, 56-65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 47% and 52%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

295 students in 2022-23, 282 students in 2023-24, 289 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School by school year2022-23: 295, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28901002003002022-232952023-242822024-25289
Students enrolled at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School by school year2022-23: 295, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28901002003002022-232952023-242822024-25289
Students enrolled at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School by school year2022-23: 295, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28901002003002022-232952023-242822024-25289
Students enrolled at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School by school year2022-23: 295, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 28901002003002022-232952023-242822024-25289
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329531.09.5
2023-2428230.09.4
2024-2528930.09.6

9.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 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 9.6; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.6; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.6; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state median 10.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New York high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.5 to 40.7; This school 9.6; state median 10.8.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.6state 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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 99 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School enrolled 297 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 99 of the 297 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent27.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.9% of students were White, 16.3% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.9%
  2. Hispanic16.3%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. American Indian1.0%
  5. Pacific Islander0.3%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School scored proficient or above: 56-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew York
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256‑65%48‑57%47%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%50‑59% (2021-22)52%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 58 students in Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary 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 rate90% or more85‑89%87.2%
Students in the class5863202,009

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.

What to look at next about Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School

  1. Auburn High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 1,176 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  2. Harriet Tubman Residential CenterThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 20 students (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School with Auburn High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southern Cayuga Central School District spends per student$26,072 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,072
  5. The largest public schools in New YorkSouthern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School is the number 933 by size of 1,195 New York high schools open in 2024-25.#933 of 1,195
  6. New York schools by students per teacher9.6 students per teacher here against the New York median of 10.8 for high schools.9.6:1
  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 Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School

  1. How many students attend Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School?
    289 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 295 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Aurora, NY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School?
    9.6 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 Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School a Title I school?
    Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School scored proficient or above: 56-65% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 47% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23 across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School?
    90% or more of the 58 students in Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary 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.
  6. What district is Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School in?
    Southern Cayuga Central School District, NCES district ID 3627570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362757003749 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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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