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Cortland County enrolled 5,391 students in the 2023-24 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Cortland County had the 11th lowest enrollment numbers among all counties in the state during the 2023-24 school year.

The number of students in the halls of Cortland County schools fell by 1.7% compared to the year before.

In the 2023-24 school year, 51% of students were boys, and 49% were girls.

Most of the students were white, representing 91.1% of the Cortland County student body.

Within Cortland County, Cortland High School had the highest enrollment numbers in the school year, welcoming 592 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% Change From Previous School Year
Cortland High School	596	592	-0.7%
Homer Senior High School	579	558	-3.6%
Homer Elementary School	491	465	-5.3%
Franklyn S. Barry Primary School	430	459	6.7%
Homer Intermediate School	379	409	7.9%
William Appleby Elementary School	406	404	-0.5%
Homer Junior High School	410	388	-5.4%
Marathon High School	315	319	1.3%
Cortland Junior High School	299	277	-7.4%
Fe Smith Intermediate School	271	272	0.4%
Mcgraw Secondary School	282	266	-5.7%
Randall Middle School	263	263	0%
Mcgraw Elementary School	232	226	-2.6%
Cincinnatus Elementary School	210	197	-6.2%
Cincinnatus High School	176	162	-8%
Cincinnatus Middle School	142	134	-5.6%