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School districts in Onondaga County, NY
Onondaga County has 18 regular public school districts, enrolling 63,834 students in 2024–25. The largest is Syracuse City School District (18,662 students, 29% of the county), followed by North Syracuse Central School District and Liverpool Central School District. All 18 offer kindergarten. New York sets no statewide kindergarten cutoff.
The 18 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse City School District 725 HARRISON ST, SYRACUSE | Pre-K–12 | 32 | 18,662 | 1,299 | (315) 435-4161 |
| North Syracuse Central School District 5355 W TAFT RD, NORTH SYRACUSE | Pre-K–12 | 11 | 7,933 | 526 | (315) 218-2151 |
| Liverpool Central School District 195 BLACKBERRY RD, LIVERPOOL | K–12 | 13 | 6,728 | 493 | (315) 622-7125 |
| Baldwinsville Central School District 29 E ONEIDA ST, BALDWINSVILLE | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 5,465 | 361 | (315) 638-6043 |
| West Genesee Central School District 300 SANDERSON DR, CAMILLUS | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 4,614 | 341 | (315) 487-4562 |
| Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District 8199 E SENECA TPKE, MANLIUS also serves Madison County | K–12 | 6 | 4,138 | 284 | (315) 692-1200 |
| East Syracuse Minoa Central School District 407 FREMONT RD, EAST SYRACUSE also serves Madison County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 3,512 | 220 | (315) 434-3012 |
| Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District 6845 EDINGER DR, DEWITT | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,461 | 161 | (315) 445-8304 |
| Westhill Central School District 400 WALBERTA RD, SYRACUSE | K–12 | 4 | 1,735 | 113 | (315) 426-3272 |
| Marcellus Central School District 2 REED PKWY, MARCELLUS | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,427 | 101 | (315) 673-6000 |
| Solvay Union Free School District 299 BURY DR, SOLVAY | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,321 | 94 | (315) 468-1111 |
| Skaneateles Central School District 45 E ELIZABETH ST, SKANEATELES also serves Cayuga County | K–12 | 4 | 1,226 | 88 | (315) 291-2221 |
| Jordan-Elbridge Central School District 9 N CHAPPELL ST, JORDAN also serves Cayuga County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,179 | 61 | (315) 689-8500 |
| Onondaga Central School District 4466 S ONONDAGA RD, NEDROW | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 804 | 54 | (315) 552-5000 |
| Lafayette Central School District 5957 ROUTE 20W, LAFAYETTE | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 781 | 51 | (315) 677-9728 |
| Tully Central School District 20 STATE ST, TULLY also serves Cortland County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 755 | 49 | (315) 696-6204 |
| Fabius-Pompey Central School District 1211 MILL ST, FABIUS also serves Cortland County and Madison County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 659 | 43 | (315) 683-5301 |
| Lyncourt Union Free School District 2707-2709 COURT ST, SYRACUSE | Pre-K–8 | 1 | 434 | 47 | (315) 455-7571 |
Onondaga County at a glance
Together the 18 districts run 117 schools from offices in 16 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Lyncourt Union Free School District, with 434 students; the median Onondaga County district has 1,427. By grade span: 13 Pre-K–12, 4 K–12 and 1 Pre-K–8.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 18 districts that report a K grade: 4,386 children. The biggest kindergarten was Syracuse City School District's, with 1,299; North Syracuse Central School District had 526, and the smallest, Fabius-Pompey Central School District, had 43.
Onondaga County holds 18 of New York's 716 regular districts (2.5%) and 2.7% of its 2,338,849 public school students, ranking 5th of 62 counties by number of districts and 10th by enrollment. By size, 4 enroll 5,000 or more, 9 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 5 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 546 students.
6 districts reach past the county line: Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (into Madison County), East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (into Madison County), Skaneateles Central School District (into Cayuga County), Jordan-Elbridge Central School District (into Cayuga County), Tully Central School District (into Cortland County) and Fabius-Pompey Central School District (into Cortland County and Madison County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 6 of Onondaga 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:
Syracuse City School District · North Syracuse Central School District · Liverpool Central School District · Baldwinsville Central School District · West Genesee Central School District · Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District · East Syracuse Minoa Central School District · Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District · Westhill Central School District · Marcellus Central School District · Solvay Union Free School District · Skaneateles Central School District · Jordan-Elbridge Central School District · Onondaga Central School District · Lafayette Central School District · Tully Central School District · Fabius-Pompey Central School District · Lyncourt Union Free School District
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