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Cortland City School District is located close to the center of New York. Cortland City School District has 49.03 square miles of land area and 0.06 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cortland City School District population is 24,412. Cortland City School District median household income is $42,794 in 2010-2014. Cortland City School District median house value is $99,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Cortland City School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (453 out of 645, bottom 30%) Elementary/Middle School: (426 out of 685, bottom 38%)* Rank: #484
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	24,412 (2010-2014), rank #143
Population Growth	3.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	497.35/sq mi, rank #238
Median Household Income:	$42,794 at 2010-2014—5.04% increase since 2005-2009, rank #621
Median House Price:	$99,700 at 2010-2014—9.20% increase since 2005-2009, rank #536
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	49.03 sq mi, rank #369
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.11%), rank #588
State:	New York
County:	Tompkins County, Cortland County
City:	Cortland, Marathon, Dryden, Munsons Corners, Cortland West
Zip:	13045, 13803, 13053
Area:	Ithaca, NY;Cortland, NY

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Cortland City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1 Valley View Dr

Cortland NY, 13045, Cortland County

Phone: 607-758-4100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,613	2,660	2,647	2,715	2,709	2,750	2,795
English Language Learner Students:	5	0	1	0	0	NA	7
Total Teachers:	217.19	217.06	215.61	210.58	227.08	217.70	224.50
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	14.77	13.62	13.24	15.48	13.87	13.30	16.00
Elementary:	105.17	104.43	103.04	83.25	95.91	91.40	102.70
Secondary:	97.25	99.01	99.33	74.13	82.05	76.00	70.30
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	37.72	35.25	37.00	34.50
Total Other Staff:	247.43	249.93	248.30	254.75	253.02	267.60	282.50
Instructional Aides:	73.00	77.00	76.00	70.00	69.70	74.80	84.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.50	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.30	5.00	5.00	5.67	5.50	5.50	5.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.30	5.00	5.00	5.67	5.50	5.50	5.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.50	5.50	5.50	5.90	4.90	5.90	5.90
Library/Media Support:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.70	10.00	10.00
District Administrators:	2.20	3.50	4.00	3.56	3.00	2.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	31.50	30.50	31.00	38.00	32.70	37.70	38.70
School Administrators:	8.00	8.00	7.50	7.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	4.53	5.43	5.00	4.92	4.88	5.90	6.60
Student Support Services:	19.00	19.00	20.50	18.50	18.64	18.60	16.00
Other Support Services:	92.40	90.00	87.80	94.20	97.00	97.70	102.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.03	12.25	12.28	12.89	11.93	12.63	12.45

Schools

Alton B Parker School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	89 Madison Ave, Cortland NY 13045
Cortland Junior-Senior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	8 Valley View Dr, Cortland NY 13045
F E Smith School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	33 Wheeler Ave, Cortland NY 13045
Franklyn S Barry School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	20 Raymond Ave, Cortland NY 13045
Randall School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	31 Randall St, Cortland NY 13045
Virgil Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1208 Church St, Cortland NY 13045

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NY State Assessments Test
2006	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	67%
2008	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	70%
2009	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2010	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	55%
2011	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	56%
2013	English Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	25.7%	31.1%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	90%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	93%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	59%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	40%	59%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	61%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	25.9%	34.2%
2006	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2007	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2010	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2011	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2013	English Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	23.8%	30.3%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	81%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45%	64%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	52%	69%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	27.6%	36.3%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	86%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	85%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	94%	86%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	89%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	88%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	89%
2006	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2007	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2008	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	78%
2009	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87%	83%
2010	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	53%
2011	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55%	53%
2012	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	60%	58%
2013	English Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	18.3%	30.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	88%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	65%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	66%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63%	66%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	19.1%	29.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	94%	82%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	90%	78%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	93%	85%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	90%	86%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2006	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59%	61%
2007	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2008	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2009	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2010	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61%	54%
2011	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	63%	56%
2012	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	55%
2013	English Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	25.5%	29.6%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	55%	60%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	79%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92%	83%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64%	61%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	56%	63%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60%	66%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	19.7%	30.6%
2006	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	62%	57%
2007	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2009	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	86%	80%
2010	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2011	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	50%	48%
2012	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	53%	53%
2013	English Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	32.5%	31.4%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	56%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	66%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92%	88%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	64%	62%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	65%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	9%	27.7%
2006	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	50%	49%
2007	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2008	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55%	56%
2009	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2010	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	56%	51%
2011	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	50%	47%
2012	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2013	English Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	32.8%	33.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59%	54%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72%	59%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	70%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93%	80%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64%	55%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	60%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	59%	62%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	14.9%	27.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82%	63%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	80%	65%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	61%	54%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70%	57%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	65%	63%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	68%	63%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
Regents Test
2011	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	78%	64%
2012	Algebra 2/Trigonometry	End of course	% met std	68%	64%
2005	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	84%	73%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	75%
2007	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	80%	71%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	73%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	90%	74%
2010	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	92%	73%
2011	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	88%	78%
2012	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	75%	78%
2005	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	82%	72%
2006	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	84%	74%
2007	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	92%	72%
2008	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	87%	70%
2009	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	95%	72%
2010	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	74%
2011	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	72%
2012	Earth Science	End of course	% met std	90%	73%
2005	English	End of course	% met std	84%	77%
2006	English	End of course	% met std	90%	78%
2007	English	End of course	% met std	80%	78%
2008	English	End of course	% met std	86%	82%
2009	English	End of course	% met std	88%	82%
2010	English	End of course	% met std	83%	83%
2011	English	End of course	% met std	88%	85%
2012	English	End of course	% met std	80%	82%
2005	French	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2006	French	End of course	% met std	97%	97%
2007	French	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2008	French	End of course	% met std	96%	97%
2009	French	End of course	% met std	95%	97%
2010	French	End of course	% met std	96%	94%
2011	French	End of course	% met std	94%	95%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	74%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	72%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	75%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	75%
2005	German	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2006	German	End of course	% met std	100%	98%
2007	German	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2009	German	End of course	% met std	88%	92%
2010	German	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2005	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	70%
2006	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	74%	67%
2007	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	71%	63%
2008	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	67%
2009	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	75%	71%
2010	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	66%	69%
2011	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	58%	70%
2012	Global History and Geography	End of course	% met std	64%	71%
2009	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	84%	72%
2010	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	82%	72%
2011	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	87%	73%
2012	Integrated Algebra	End of course	% met std	87%	72%
2005	Latin	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2005	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	82%	75%
2006	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	84%	75%
2007	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	88%	75%
2008	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	83%	75%
2009	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	82%	80%
2010	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	86%	79%
2011	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	87%	81%
2012	Living Environment	End of course	% met std	85%	78%
2005	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	96%	77%
2006	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	92%	79%
2007	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	85%	77%
2008	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	93%	76%
2009	Mathematics A	End of course	% met std	56%	61%
2005	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	36%	66%
2006	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	43%	68%
2007	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	72%	70%
2008	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	73%	70%
2009	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	75%	68%
2010	Mathematics B	End of course	% met std	83%	61%
2005	Physics	End of course	% met std	91%	81%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	74%	80%
2007	Physics	End of course	% met std	68%	79%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	68%	77%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	66%	77%
2010	Physics	End of course	% met std	91%	82%
2011	Physics	End of course	% met std	67%	79%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	78%	79%
2005	Spanish	End of course	% met std	97%	96%
2006	Spanish	End of course	% met std	96%	96%
2007	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	97%
2008	Spanish	End of course	% met std	100%	95%
2009	Spanish	End of course	% met std	99%	96%
2010	Spanish	End of course	% met std	93%	95%
2011	Spanish	End of course	% met std	93%	94%
2005	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	83%	76%
2006	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	90%	79%
2007	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	86%	79%
2008	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	90%	83%
2009	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	93%	80%
2010	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	89%	83%
2011	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	86%	80%
2012	U.S. History and Govt	End of course	% met std	87%	79%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$43,641,000	$16,487		$42,300,000	$15,580		$42,292,000	$15,612
Federal:	$2,256,000	$852	5.2%	$3,765,000	$1,387	8.9%	$3,833,000	$1,415	9.1%
State:	$27,171,000	$10,265	62.3%	$25,370,000	$9,344	60.0%	$25,587,000	$9,445	60.5%
Local:	$14,214,000	$5,370	32.6%	$13,165,000	$4,849	31.1%	$12,872,000	$4,752	30.4%
Total Expenditures:	$57,246,000	$21,627		$51,626,000	$19,015		$43,675,000	$16,122
Total Current Expenditures:	$40,153,000	$15,169		$40,201,000	$14,807		$40,069,000	$14,791
Instructional Expenditures:	$26,825,000	$10,134	66.8%	$26,732,000	$9,846	66.5%	$26,266,000	$9,696	65.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,078,000	$1,541	10.2%	$4,033,000	$1,485	10.0%	$4,328,000	$1,598	10.8%
Administration:	$3,512,000	$1,327	8.7%	$3,436,000	$1,266	8.5%	$3,428,000	$1,265	8.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,738,000	$2,168	14.3%	$6,000,000	$2,210	14.9%	$6,047,000	$2,232	15.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$16,042,000	$6,060		$10,373,000	$3,821		$2,516,000	$929
Construction:	$15,454,000	$5,838		$10,105,000	$3,722		$2,029,000	$749
Total Other:	$243,000	$92		$359,000	$132		$371,000	$137
Interest on Debt:	$227,000	$86		$204,000	$75		$262,000	$97

Total Salary:	$23,717,000	$8,960		$24,061,000	$8,862		$24,688,000	$9,113
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,689,000	$6,305	70.4%	$16,812,000	$6,192	69.9%	$17,095,000	$6,310	69.2%
Other Salary:	$7,028,000	$2,655	29.6%	$7,249,000	$2,670	30.1%	$7,593,000	$2,803	30.8%
Total Benefit:	$11,611,000	$4,386		$10,931,000	$4,026		$10,286,000	$3,797
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$8,277,000	$3,127	71.3%	$7,782,000	$2,866	71.2%	$7,267,000	$2,683	70.6%
Other Benefit:	$3,334,000	$1,260	28.7%	$3,149,000	$1,160	28.8%	$3,019,000	$1,114	29.4%

* Cortland City School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.