Onondaga County > LaFayette (town) > Education
About school district data

School district boundaries often differ from municipal boundaries. Many Upstate school districts serve more than one community, and many communities are served by multiple school districts.

Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is the major district for students living in LaFayette.

K-12 enrollment
Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District
0 2,200 4,400 2017 2021 2025 2017: 2,892 2018: 2,811 2019: 2,717 2020: 2,693 2021: 2,600 2022: 2,529 2023: 2,444 2024: 2,396 2025: 2,359 2,892 2,717 2,600 2,444 2,359
Source: NYS Education Department, 2025
English proficiency for Jamesville-Dewitt and other districts in Onondaga County
Grades 3 through 8
Source: NYS Education Department, assessment scores for 2024-2025 school year
Math proficiency for Jamesville-Dewitt and other districts in Onondaga County
Grades 3 through 8
Source: NYS Education Department, assessment scores for 2024-2025 school year
Educational levels of LaFayette residents, age 25 and older
Source: American Community Survey, 2023
Colleges near LaFayette
  • Onondaga Community College
    Syracuse
  • SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
    Syracuse
  • Syracuse University
    Syracuse
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse
  • Le Moyne College
    Syracuse
  • SUNY Cortland
    Cortland
  • Cayuga County Community College
    Auburn
  • SUNY Morrisville
    Morrisville
  • Colgate University
    Hamilton
  • Tompkins Cortland Community College
    Dryden