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Homer Junior High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
58 Clinton St
Homer, NY 13077
Phone
(607) 749-1240
District
HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CORTLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
454
Classroom Teachers
49

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

6

(10 is best)

Better than 52.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Homer Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
48%
55%
57%
31%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
42%
41%
48%
29%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
36%
50%
50%
42%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 131 28.9%
Grade 7 153 33.7%
Grade 8 166 36.6%
Total 454 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.4% 94.7% 42.7%
Black 0.5% 0.4% 16.7%
Hispanic 3.2% 4.1% 29.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.6% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.7% 40.9% 51.9%
Free lunch eligible 42.5% 37.2% 49.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 3.7% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,192 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 74.8 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.5% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 32.4% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,132 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.9% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.1% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.1% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.6% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 3.9% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,467 $25,546,899 62.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,017 $1,929,249 4.7%
Staff $1,041 $1,974,777 4.8%
General Administration $415 $787,255 1.9%
School Administration $801 $1,519,497 3.7%
Operation $1,397 $2,650,109 6.5%
Transportation $1,303 $2,471,791 6.1%
Other $547 $1,037,659 2.5%
Total Support $6,520 $12,368,440 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,538 $2,917,586 7.1%
Total Expenditures $21,525 $40,832,925 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,076 $25,679,492,110 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $711 $1,811,195,610 3.9%
Staff $1,093 $2,785,174,478 6.0%
General Administration $369 $939,188,377 2.0%
School Administration $665 $1,695,918,538 3.6%
Operation $1,225 $3,122,121,555 6.7%
Transportation $822 $2,095,516,316 4.5%
Other $434 $1,104,814,866 2.4%
Total Support $5,318 $13,553,790,026 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,875 $7,327,505,512 15.7%
Total Expenditures $18,270 $46,560,743,229 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%