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School districts in Herkimer County, NY
Herkimer County has 10 regular public school districts, enrolling 8,654 students in 2024–25. The largest is Central Valley CSD at Ilion-Mohawk (2,105 students, 24% of the county), followed by Herkimer Central School District and Mount Markham Central School District. All 10 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 10 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley CSD at Ilion-Mohawk 111 FREDERICK ST, ILION | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 2,105 | 126 | (315) 894-9934 |
| Herkimer Central School District 801 W GERMAN ST, HERKIMER | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,136 | 82 | (315) 866-2230 |
| Mount Markham Central School District 500 FAIRGROUND RD, WEST WINFIELD also serves Madison County, Oneida County and Otsego County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,055 | 88 | (315) 822-2824 |
| Little Falls City School District 15 PETRIE ST, LITTLE FALLS | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,038 | 79 | (315) 823-1470 |
| Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District 605 PALMER ST, FRANKFORT | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 878 | 58 | (315) 894-5083 |
| Dolgeville Central School District 38 SLAWSON ST, DOLGEVILLE also serves Fulton County and Hamilton County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 809 | 51 | (315) 429-3155 |
| West Canada Valley Central School District 5447 STATE RT 28, NEWPORT also serves Oneida County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 696 | 59 | (315) 845-6800 |
| Poland Central School District 74 COLD BROOK ST, POLAND also serves Hamilton County and Oneida County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 533 | 41 | (315) 826-0203 |
| Town of Webb Union Free School District 3002 MAIN ST, OLD FORGE also serves Oneida County | Pre-K–12 | 1 | 242 | 21 | (315) 369-3222 |
| Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District 2316 STATE RT 80, VAN HORNESVILLE also serves Montgomery County and Otsego County | K–12 | 1 | 162 | 13 | (315) 858-0729 |
Herkimer County at a glance
Together the 10 districts run 24 schools from offices in 10 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District, with 162 students; the median Herkimer County district has 809. By grade span: 9 Pre-K–12 and 1 K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 10 districts that report a K grade: 618 children. The biggest kindergarten was Central Valley CSD at Ilion-Mohawk's, with 126; Mount Markham Central School District had 88, and the smallest, Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District, had 13.
Herkimer County holds 10 of New York's 716 regular districts (1.4%) and 0.4% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 25th of 62 counties by number of districts and 37th by enrollment. By size, 4 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 6 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 361 students.
6 districts reach past the county line: Mount Markham Central School District (into Madison County, Oneida County and Otsego County), Dolgeville Central School District (into Fulton County and Hamilton County), West Canada Valley Central School District (into Oneida County), Poland Central School District (into Hamilton County and Oneida County), Town of Webb Union Free School District (into Oneida County) and Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District (into Montgomery County and Otsego County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 6 of Herkimer County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Central Valley CSD at Ilion-Mohawk · Herkimer Central School District · Mount Markham Central School District · Little Falls City School District · Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District · Dolgeville Central School District · West Canada Valley Central School District · Poland Central School District · Town of Webb Union Free School District · Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District
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