Utica Free Academy, whose predecessor, Utica Academy, opened in 1814, was a

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

Utica, New York Utica () is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the ...

, which operated from 1840 until 1990, when it was consolidated with

Thomas R. Proctor High School Thomas R. Proctor High School is the only high school in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. The school was built in 1934 with funds from the Works Progress Administration and Thomas R. Proctor. It opened its doors on September 9, ...

. The combined entity operated briefly at UFA's original facility under the name Utica Senior Academy, but by 1993 had been reverted to the Proctor name and heritage. The last UFA building is now a

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Notable alumni

Dean Alfange Dean Alfange (December 2, 1897 – October 24, 1989) was an American politician who held nominations and appointments from a number of parties, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the American Labor Party, and the Liberal ...

, politician * Richard H. Balch, businessperson and politician * Tim Capstraw, basketball coach and broadcaster * Mark Danner, writer, journalist, and educator * Cyrus D. Prescott, politician and lawyer * John Ballard Rendall (1847–1924), minister, Lincoln University president, and Pennsylvania state representative * Mary Traffarn Whitney (1852–1942), minister, editor, social reformer, philanthropist, lecturer

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* Buildings and structures in Utica, New York Defunct schools in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Oneida County, New York Educational institutions established in 1840 Educational institutions disestablished in 1990 1840 establishments in New York (state) 1990 disestablishments in New York (state) {{NewYork-school-stub