Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School

Manlius · NY · FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public


AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally 17 AP courses

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go: #1 feeder school to Syracuse; top 10 for Cornell and Penn State. Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School's own list (2025 F-M Graduates), enrolled: Onondaga Community College (33), SUNY University at Buffalo (29), Syracuse (21), Le Moyne College (15), Cornell (11). Feeder standing: #1 Syracuse, #1 University of Rochester, #1 Rochester Institute of Technology, #4 University of Vermont, #6 Cornell, #7 Penn State.
  • Course rigor in the top 10% of US high schools. 17 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
  • 96% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2025 F-M Graduates): 108 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Onondaga Community College (33), SUNY University at Buffalo (29), Syracuse University (21). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 3 top colleges #1Syracuse University21.0/yr #6Cornell University11.0/yr #7Penn State (University Park)7.0/yr

Feeder standing #1 feeder to Syracuse University, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology · #6 to Cornell University, #7 to Penn State (University Park), #2 to University at Buffalo, #2 to Siena College — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 17 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 5 calculus classes · 13 physics · 19 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 90th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 77th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 98% (Class of 2025 (4-year cohort), NYSED)

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

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled (2025 F-M Graduates)

Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 108 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.

The ten largest counts, enrolled · 2025 F-M Graduates

Onondaga Community College 33
SUNY Binghamton University 11

Is my kid's college on this list?

— Stanford University ✓ New York University · 2 — University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan · 2 ✓ Cornell University · 11 — Boston University ✓ Northeastern University · 3 — University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University — Duke University

#1of 211 feeder schools to Syracuse University · 21.0/yrTop college#6of 239 feeder schools to Cornell University · 11.0/yrTop college#7of 140 feeder schools to Penn State (University Park) · 7.0/yrTop college#1of 113 feeder schools to University of Rochester · 3.0/yr#1of 98 feeder schools to Rochester Institute of Technology · 7.0/yr#1of 18 feeder schools to Clarkson University · 3.0/yr
All 108 colleges, as the document prints them

College  ·  Students

Onondaga Community College 33
SUNY Binghamton University 11
SUNY Stony Brook University 4
SUNY University at Albany 3
and 78 more
Oxford Brookes University 2
Wake Technical Community College 2
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) 1
Herkimer College 1
Hudson Valley Community College 1
King’s College 1
Manhattan School of Music 1
Marian University 1
McGill University 1
Monroe Community College 1
Saint Mary’s College 1
SUNY College at Brockport 1
Union College 1
University of Ottawa 1

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School — Colleges and Universities Currently Attended by F-M graduates (Fayetteville-Manlius High School Profile) ↗. Found at: Fayetteville-Manlius High School > High School Profile > "Colleges and Universities Currently Attended by F-M graduates"; the list sits under the section headin.

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How Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 10% nationally with 17 AP courses.
  • ▸ 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: NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
17
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
383
≈29 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
28
5 calculus · 23 advanced
Lab science classes
32
13 physics · 19 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

77th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
213
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
16.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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)
1.0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
40.8%
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.

Federal Title I context

Lower-need school

Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)

17.3%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

Stony Brook University

49%
admit rate
$10,931
in-state tuition/yr · $32,741 out-of-state
1320–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Stony Brook University profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in New York

New York's public scholarships

New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.

Promise Excelsior Scholarship
Free SUNY/CUNY tuition (last-dollar, up to $5,500/yr)
Income: Household AGI ≤ $125,000

Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation, Diploma & Readiness

NY status: Good Standing

Do students graduate, with how strong a diploma — and how ready?

New York reports not just whether students graduate but which diploma they earn and how college/career/civic ready they are. A Regents diploma with Advanced Designation is the state's most rigorous — it takes extra Regents exams in math, science, and often a world language.

4-Year Graduation Rate
98%
Class of 2025 (4-year cohort)
Advanced Designation ★
70%
earned NY's most rigorous diploma
College/Career/Civic Ready
98%
reached NY's readiness bar · CCCR Index 189/200 · Level 4/4
Regents Diploma
26%
standard Regents diploma
Local Diploma
1%
lower-threshold diploma
Dropout Rate
1%
of the cohort — lower is better
What's a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation? →

Every NY public-school graduate earns a diploma by passing Regents exams (a score of 65+). A standard Regents diploma takes the core set. The Advanced Designation adds more — typically Algebra II and Geometry, an additional science, and a world-language Regents (or an approved alternative). It's the strongest signal of college-prep rigor New York publishes for a graduating class.

What are "readiness" and "NY status"? →

College/Career/Civic Ready is the share of students who reached at least New York's readiness bar — e.g., an advanced diploma, a qualifying exam or college credit, a career/technical credential, military readiness, or civic-readiness measures. NY also rolls this into a weighted CCCR Index (0–200) and a 1–4 performance level. NY status is the state's ESSA accountability designation: most schools are in good standing (managed locally), while a minority are state-identified for Comprehensive or Targeted support.

Source: New York State Education Department, High School Graduation Rate Database + School Report Card (CCCR readiness, ESSA accountability status), 2024-25, All Students, Class of 2025 (4-year cohort). Diploma shares are of the graduating cohort. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy.

Regents Exam Results

How students score on New York's Regents exams.

Regents exams are New York's statewide end-of-course tests — the state's core academic benchmark, and a requirement for graduation. Below: the share of students scoring 65 or above on each, the score that earns diploma credit (and New York's "proficient" / Level 3+ benchmark).

English
93%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Algebra I
91%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Living Env. / Biology
95%
scored 65+ (proficient)
Global History
95%
scored 65+ (proficient)
U.S. History
96%
scored 65+ (proficient)
What does "scored 65+" mean on the Regents? →

New York scores each Regents exam on five performance levels. A score of 65 or above earns credit toward a diploma — and under New York's current framework that's Level 3 or above, the state's "proficient" benchmark (the number shown above). Exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so results reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: New York State Education Department, School Report Card — Annual Regents Examinations, 2024-25, All Students. NYSED masks small-group results for privacy and shows only exams with reported results.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
6.6%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
90
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
224:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
6.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
103
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 322 in 2021 to 352 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+9.3%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,343 students:

2025
1,336
2027
1,321
2029
1,307

≈ 36 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

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

Revenue at risk

At $21,959 per student in district revenue, the 36 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $790,524/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE
Public 7.3 1,310 +17.3%
EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
EAST SYRACUSE
Public 6.0 1,168 +3.0%
HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE
Public 8.7 1,466 -6.2%
CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL
SYRACUSE
Public 10.8 1,309 +8.9%
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
DEWITT
Public 4.4 814 -10.2%
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER
SYRACUSE
Public 11.0 1,094 +9.3%
WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CAMILLUS
Public 15.6 1,376 +2.5%
CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL
CICERO
Public 13.5 1,725 -4.1%

At a glance

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Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School is a public high school in Manlius, NY, enrolling 1,343 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 9% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

213 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 77% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 96% in the latest EDFacts release.

New York reports a four-year graduation rate of 98%, with 70% of the cohort earning a Regents diploma with advanced designation.

It has about 224 students per school counselor.

7% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2025 F-M Graduates: 108 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Onondaga Community College (33), SUNY University at Buffalo (29), Syracuse University (21), Le Moyne College (15), Cornell University (11). Source: Colleges and Universities Currently Attended by F-M graduates (Fayetteville-Manlius High School Profile).

Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Syracuse, #1 University of Rochester, #1 Rochester Institute of Technology, #4 University of Vermont, #6 Cornell, #7 Penn State.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School graduates go to college? Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2025 F-M Graduates: 108 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Onondaga Community College (33), SUNY University at Buffalo (29), Syracuse University (21), Le Moyne College (15), Cornell University (11). Source: Colleges and Universities Currently Attended by F-M graduates (Fayetteville-Manlius High School Profile).

Which colleges is Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School a top feeder school to? Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #1 Syracuse, #1 University of Rochester, #1 Rochester Institute of Technology, #4 University of Vermont, #6 Cornell, #7 Penn State.

How many AP courses does Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School offer? Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 90% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School's graduation rate? Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 96% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School? Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School is a public high school in Manlius, NY, enrolling 1,343 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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