Candor Central School District is a public
school district
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located in
Candor, New York
Candor is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 5,172 at the 2020 census.
The Town of Candor has a village named Candor. The town is south of Ithaca.
History
Settlement of the town began around 1794 on land pur ...
, approximately 20 miles south of
Ithaca, NY. The District serves students in the Town and Village of Candor, as well as parts of
Owego to the South,
Willseyville to the North, and
Brooktondale to the Northeast. During the 2016â17 school year, it had an enrollment of 740 students in grades K-12. It has two academic buildings located on one campus. The
elementary school
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holds students in grades K-6 and the Junior/Senior High School, grades 7â12.
List of schools
*High School (Grades 7â12):
**Candor Junior / Senior High School
*Elementary School (Grades K-6):
**Candor Elementary School
Athletics
Candor Central School District is part of the Interscholastic Athletic Conference and Section IV of the
New York State Public High School Athletic Association
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(NYSPHSAA). In 2016, it entered into a merger agreement with neighboring Spencer-Van Etten School District with the purpose of combining team sizes for teams with historically low enrollment. Merged sports teams include football, cross country, wrestling, and field hockey.
Sports teams that are ''not'' merged are classified as Class D in the NYSPHSAA. Sports teams that ''are'' merged are usually Class C teams.
See also
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List of school districts in New York
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) divides the state into nine Joint Management Team (JMT) Regions, excluding New York City. Each JMT contains one or more Regional Information Centers (RIC), which contain one or more Boards of Cooperat ...
References
External links
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School districts in New York (state)
Education in Tioga County, New York
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