About the District

District Demographics

The Syracuse City School District is one of the largest in the state of New York including over 19,000 students in K-12 grades and an additional 1,300 in Pre-Kindergarten. The district’s facilities include: five High Schools, six Middle Schools, six K-8 Schools, fourteen Elementary Schools, and four Alternative Schools/Programs to help students with diverse needs.

The diverse ethnic background of our students contributes to the unique nature of the Syracuse City School District. The student population is: 53% Black, 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 1% Native American/Alaskan creating a district whose educational setting is one of a kind in the nation.

You can download a more detailed breakdown of the demographics of the Syracuse City School District here.

District Organization

The Syracuse City School District’s departments are organized into five categories. You can click on the names of each department for additional information. View the complete Department List here

2011-2012 Adopted General Fund Budget

All the components of the 2011-2012 Adopted General Fund Budget can be downloaded here.