Finger Lakes Today

Auburn City School District had the highest enrollment among Cayuga County school districts, welcoming 4,210 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the New York State Education Department.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 72.3% of Auburn City School District's total enrollment.

Among the seven districts in Cayuga County, Cato-Meridian Central School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 867 students, while Moravia Central School District welcomed 861 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Auburn City School District roughly covers schools within Cayuga County and has a main office in Auburn.

In the previous school year, Auburn City School District also had the highest number of students among Cayuga County districts.

In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to improve students' school performance.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Auburn City School District	Auburn	4,210
Cato-Meridian Central School District	Cato	867
Moravia Central School District	Moravia	861
Port Byron Central School District	Port Byron	768
Union Springs Central School District	Union Springs	747
Weedsport Central School District	Weedsport	702
Southern Cayuga Central School District	Aurora	659