Editing Syracuse, New York (section)

=== Primary and secondary schools ===
The [[Syracuse City School District]], which covers the entire city limits,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36067_onondaga/DC20SD_C36067.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Onondaga County, NY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st36_ny/schooldistrict_maps/c36067_onondaga/DC20SD_C36067_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> consists of 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Syracuse City School District {{!}} Syracuse, NY|url=http://www.syracusecityschools.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020923151521/http://www.syracusecityschools.com/|archive-date=September 23, 2002|access-date=October 13, 2016|website=www.syracusecityschools.com}}</ref> In the 2014–2015 school year, the K-12 enrollment was 20,084.<ref name="nysed">{{Cite web|url=https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?instid=800000040902&year=2015&createreport=1&enrollment=1&avgclasssize=1&freelunch=1&teacherturnover=1&hscompleters=1&hsnoncompleters=1|title=2015 {{!}} SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT – Report Card {{!}} NYSED Data Site|website=data.nysed.gov|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308074826/https://data.nysed.gov/reportcard.php?instid=800000040902&year=2015&createreport=1&enrollment=1&avgclasssize=1&freelunch=1&teacherturnover=1&hscompleters=1&hsnoncompleters=1|url-status=live}}</ref> 15% of students were classified as English Language Learners, 20% as students with disabilities, and 77% as economically disadvantaged.<ref name="nysed" /> The drop-out rate was 6%.<ref name="nysed" /> Syracuse City School District is collaborating with [[Say Yes to Education]] with the goal of every public school student graduating high school with the preparation and support to attain, afford, and complete a college or other postsecondary education.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sayyessyracuse.org/about/|title=About – Say Yes to Education – Syracuse|newspaper=Say Yes to Education – Syracuse|language=en-US|access-date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014065058/http://sayyessyracuse.org/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> They are also one of the "Big 5," which consists of the five New York State School districts with populations over 125,000.<ref name="syracusecityschools.com">{{Cite web|title=The Syracuse City School District {{!}} Syracuse, NY|url=http://www.syracusecityschools.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=5315|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407150502/http://www.syracusecityschools.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=5315|archive-date=April 7, 2016|access-date=October 13, 2016|website=www.syracusecityschools.com}}</ref> "Big 5" school budgets are approved by annually by the Board of Education and city government as opposed to voters in an annual vote.<ref name="syracusecityschools.com" />