Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
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Section 3: Report of Findings

XI. Positive Development Through the Life Stages

Table PD-3: School District Profiles

 

 
  ORGANIZATION
School # Students # Teachers Pupil/Teacher Ratio Cost/pupil
Cortland*
2,918
228
12.8 : 1 $8,808
Cincinnatus*
777
63
12.3 : 1 $10,172
Homer
2,575
192
13.4 : 1 $7,304
Marathon*
1,059
76
13.9 : 1 $7,860
McGraw*
658
57
11.5 : 1 $8,639
NYS
NA
NA
NA $9,810
  
PERCENTAGE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE LUNCH
School 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99   
Cortland 28.2 27.3 27.8
Cincinnatus 45.0 50.2 45.4
Homer 17.5 15.7 14.1
Marathon 27.3 27.9 26.4
McGraw 30.5 24.1 19.5
NYS NA NA 38.5
  
PERCENTAGE OF DROPOUTS
School 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99   
Cortland 4.7 3.7 4.1
Cincinnatus 7.0 11.4 3.4
Homer 3.2 4.3 3.1
Marathon 3.2 2.9 1.9
McGraw 1.5 0 2.1
NYS 3.6 3.4 3.5
  
*The NYS Dept of Education rated these as high need schools
   
Source: www.emscnysed.gov

 

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
July 2001 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org