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TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES

ITHACA · NY · TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES · Public · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
  • ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES compares for families

What families should know about TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES.

  • LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Cascadilla School, NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
16.0%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
25.3%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
44:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
7.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
92
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 53 in 2021 to 69 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+30.2%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 309 students:

2025
314
2027
325
2029
336

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
ITHACA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
ITHACA
Public 2.2 1,400 +12.7%
Cascadilla School
Ithaca
Private 2.5 11
NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL
ITHACA
Public · charter 3.0 98 -22.8%
FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER
LANSING
Public 5.1 64
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
LANSING
Public 5.8 369 -4.2%
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL
FREEVILLE
Public 7.1 95 -9.5%
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
DRYDEN
Public 8.1 356 -3.8%
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GROTON
Public 8.7 207 -11.2%

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