Oneida Times

Thomas R. Proctor High School had the highest enrollment among Oneida County schools, welcoming 2,735 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the New York State Education Department.

The most represented ethnicity among Thomas R. Proctor High School students was Black, accounting for 25.5% of the student population.

Among the 67 schools in Oneida County, Rome Free Academy ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,496 students, while Whitesboro High School welcomed 938 students and came in third in the 2023-24 school year.

Thomas R. Proctor High School is part of Utica City School District, which roughly covers 13 schools within Oneida County and has a main office in Utica.

In the previous school year, Thomas R. Proctor High School also had the highest number of students among Oneida County schools.

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.

New York State has proposed a $45.8 billion education budget for the upcoming fiscal year. 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 at increasing funds for Foundation Aid by $507 million, mainly driven by rising inflation in the U.S.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Thomas R. Proctor High School	Utica	2,735
Rome Free Academy	Rome	1,496
Whitesboro High School	Marcy	938
Lyndon H. Strough Middle School	Rome	827
Senator James H. Donovan Middle School	Utica	763
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Utica	661
Camden Senior High School	Camden	646
Christopher Columbus Elementary School	Utica	636
Louis V. Denti Elementary School	Rome	627
New Hartford Senior High School	New Hartford	617
Watson Williams Elementary School	Utica	602
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Senior High School	Verona	594
General Herkimer Elementary School	Utica	584
Kernan Elementary School	Utica	583
Perry Junior High School	New Hartford	579
Bellamy Elementary School	Rome	571
New York Mills School	New York Mills	567
Camden Middle School	Camden	558
Clinton Elementary School	Clinton	531
Robert L. Bradley Elementary School	New Hartford	501
Roscoe Conkling Elementary School	Utica	496
Camden Elementary School	Camden	486
Whitesboro Middle School	Whitesboro	484
Albany Elementary School	Utica	476
Hughes Elementary School	New Hartford	472
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Utica	428
Boonville Elementary School	Boonville	420
J. D. George Elementary School	Verona	413
John E. Joy Elementary School	Rome	408
Holland Patent Central High School	Holland Patent	405
Gansevoort Elementary School	Rome	391
Hugh R. Jones Elementary School	Utica	383
Memorial Park Elementary School	Waterville	383
Donald H. Crane Junior/Senior High School	Westmoreland	379
John F. Hughes Elementary School	Utica	378
Adirondack High School	Boonville	370
Ridge Mills Elementary School	Rome	363
Clinton Senior High School	Clinton	361
Myles Elementary School	New Hartford	345
Sauquoit Valley Elementary School	Sauquoit	344
Harts Hill School	Whitesboro	335
Westmoreland Road Elementary School	Whitesboro	333
Deerfield Elementary School	Utica	330
General William Floyd Elementary School	Holland Patent	328
N. A. Walbran Elementary School	Oriskany	327
Waterville Junior/Senior High School	Waterville	323
Stokes Elementary School	Rome	315
Mcconnellsville Elementary School	Blossvale	311
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Utica	298
E. A. Mcallister Elementary School	Sherrill	290
Sauquoit Valley High School	Sauquoit	289
Marcy Elementary School	Marcy	286
Clinton Middle School	Clinton	283
Sauquoit Valley Middle School	Sauquoit	282
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School	Verona	273
Adirondack Middle School	Boonville	267
Holland Patent Middle School	Holland Patent	266
W. A. Wettel Elementary School	Vernon	249
Holland Patent Elementary School	Holland Patent	243
Oriskany Junior-Senior High School	Oriskany	238
Parkway Middle School	Whitesboro	230
Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Westmoreland	229
Remsen Elementary School	Remsen	226
Durhamville School	Durhamville	223
Deforest A. Hill Primary School	Westmoreland	183
Remsen Junior-Senior High School	Remsen	177
Clough Prek Center	Rome	136