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Cortland County enrolled 5,481 students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Cortland County had the 12th lowest enrollment numbers among all counties in the state during the 2022-23 school year.

The number of students in the halls of Cortland County schools fell by 1.4% compared to the year before.

In the 2022-23 school year, 51% of students were boys, and 49% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 91.6% of the Cortland County student body.

Within Cortland County, Cortland High School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 596 students.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for 2025. This represents a $1.5 billion increase compared to the previous year. The most significant portion of this budget is allocated to schools, with a total of $35.3 billion proposed. The new budget aims to increase funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by concerns over rising inflation in the U.S.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change From Previous School Year
Cortland High School	623	596	-4.3%
Homer Senior High School	584	579	-0.9%
Homer Elementary School	478	491	2.7%
Franklyn S. Barry Primary School	435	430	-1.1%
Homer Junior High School	454	410	-9.7%
William Appleby Elementary School	403	406	0.7%
Homer Intermediate School	361	379	5%
Marathon High School	315	315	0%
Cortland Junior High School	333	299	-10.2%
Mcgraw Secondary School	303	282	-6.9%
Fe Smith Intermediate School	256	271	5.9%
Randall Middle School	278	263	-5.4%
Mcgraw Elementary School	234	232	-0.9%
Cincinnatus Elementary School	193	210	8.8%
Cincinnatus High School	157	176	12.1%
Cincinnatus Middle School	149	142	-4.7%