TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES

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Similar nearby schools

Most similar nearby schools

GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL → NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL → CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL → LANSING HIGH SCHOOL → SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL → DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL →

📋 At a glance

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: GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH 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

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.

🏛️ 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 2026-06-14.

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

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 +2.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 309 students:

2025

315

2027

328

2029

341

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

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GROTON	Public	8.7	207	-11.2%
NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWFIELD	Public	10.4	178	-12.3%
CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL TRUMANSBURG	Public	10.4	270	-9.7%
NEW ROOTS CHARTER SCHOOL ITHACA	Public · charter	3.0	98	-22.8%
CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CANDOR	Public	18.3	200	-6.5%
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL LANSING	Public	5.8	369	-4.2%
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL AURORA	Public	19.4	199	+1.5%
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL DRYDEN	Public	8.1	356	-3.8%