The Rush-Henrietta Central School District is a public school district

School district

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 in New York State

New York

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 that serves approximately 6000 students in the towns of Rush

Rush, New York

Rush is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 3,478 at the 2010 census.The Town of Rush is a suburb of Rochester located in the southwest part of the county.-Geography:...

 and Henrietta

Henrietta, New York

Henrietta is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Rochester. The population was 42,581 at the 2010 census. Established in 1818, the town is named after Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath, daughter of Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet, a major British...

, and portions of Brighton

Brighton, Monroe County, New York

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 and Pittsford

Pittsford (town), New York

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 in Monroe County

Monroe County, New York

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 with over 1100 employees and an operating budget of $93 million (~$15,789 per student).

The average class size is 15(K-2), 18(3-5), 24(6-12) students and the student-teacher ratio

Student-teacher ratio

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 is 10:1 (elementary), 12:1 (middle-high school).

The Rush-Henrietta school district opened on July 1, 1947 as a consolidation of several small schools, approved by residents in Rush and Henrietta on November 14, 1946. An earlier 1938 attempt to consolidate was defeated.

Administration

The district offices are located near the Ninth Grade Academy and Winslow Elementary School at 2034 Lehigh Station Rd. in Henrietta. The current Superintendent of Schools

Superintendent (education)

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 is J. Kenneth Graham.

Board of Education

The Board of Education has seven elected members. Members serve three-year terms with two to three seats up election each year. Current members:

• Susan E. Banker, President
• Diane E. McBride, Vice President
• Robert C. Bower
• Pamela J. Reinhardt
• Sue A. Smith
• Jean M. Chaudari
• Phyllis P. Wickerham

List of schools

• High school
  High school
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   (Grades 9-12):
  • Senior High School
    Rush-Henrietta Senior High School
    Rush-Henrietta Senior High School - James E. Sperry Building, located in Henrietta, New York, also referred to as Rush-Henrietta Senior High School, R-H and Sperry High School, is the only high school in the Rush-Henrietta Central School District...
    
    
  • Ninth Grade Academy
    Rush-Henrietta Ninth Grade Academy
    The Rush-Henrietta Central School District created the Ninth Grade Academy in 2000 in order to alleviate problems regarding over-crowding at the Rush-Henrietta Senior High School building, which currently hosts grades 10 through 12. The Ninth Grade Academy houses grade 9 only, combining both the...
    
     (formally the Webster building)

• Middle school
  Middle school
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  s (Grades 6-8):
  • Burger Middle School
  • Roth Middle School (opened 1952)

• Elementary school
  Primary education
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  s (Grades K-5):
  • Crane Elementary School
  • Fyle Elementary School (opened 1964)
  • Leary Elementary School
  • Sherman Elementary School
  • Winslow Elementary School

• Other Schools
  • Vollmer Learning Center

Bird's Eye Images

• Crane
• Fyle
• Leary
• Sherman
• Winslow
• Burger
• Roth
• Ninth Grade Academy
• Senior High

High school mascot and school colors

The high school's mascot is a lion. Home to the Royal Comets, the school colors are green, gold and black. Before the Sperry building became the district's only high school, Roth, one of the district's two current middle schools, was also a high school. During that time, the two high schools represented themselves as the Sperry Comets (green and gold) and the Roth Royals (black and gold). With the change to a single high school came the merger of the two nicknames and the 3 color scheme.

Performance

In June 2007, the American Music Conference recognized the district as being among the 2007 "Best 100 Communities for Music Education".

Sports

In 1982 The Rush Henrietta Sperry Comets Varsity Lacrosse

Lacrosse

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 team won the Section V Lacrosse Championship game. They went on to the New York

New York

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 State Championship round and lost to Gowanda 14-11 http://sportsfive.net/tournaments/brackets.php?year=1982&tourn=nys

In 1983 The Rush Henrietta Roth Royals Varsity Lacrosse team won the Section V http://sportsfive.net/ Lacrosse championship game. They Beat Webster Thomas 7-5. They went on to the New York State Championship round and defeated Gowanda 15-9. They then faces powerhouse West Genesee and lost 15-5. http://sportsfive.net/tournaments/brackets.php?year=1983&tourn=nys

External links

• Rush-Henrietta Central School District
• New York State School Boards Association