Horseheads Central School District

{{short description|School district in the U.S. state of New York}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Horseheads Central School District

|motto = "Quality Education for All"

|type = Public

|grades = Pre-kindergarten, K-12

|established = {{Start date|1950|4|27}}{{cite web|title=Horseheads Central School District History|url=http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/history.html|publisher=Horseheads Central School District|accessdate=9 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327115046/http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/history.html|archivedate=27 March 2012}}

|region = Southern Tier

|country =USA

|location = Horseheads, New York

|superintendent = Thomas Douglas

|accreditations = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

New York State Board of Regents

|budget = $73,641,191 (2015-2016 Adopted Budget){{Citation

| title = Budget Edition

| newspaper =News...from the Horseheads Central School District

| pages = 6

| date = May 2013

| url =http://boe.horseheadsdistrict.com/201314%20Budget%20Information/Budget%20Newsletter.pdf

| accessdate = 9 May 2013}}

|us_nces_district_id = 3614850 {{NCES District ID||district_name=Horseheads Central School District|access_date=9 May 2013}}|students = 4,247{{NCES District ID||district_name=Horseheads Central School District|access_date=9 May 2013}}

|teachers =

|ratio = student/teacher: 14.37{{NCES District ID||district_name=Horseheads Central School District|access_date=9 May 2013}}

|conference = NYSPHAA

Southern Tier Athletic Conference{{cite web|title=Southern Tier Athletic Conference-Conference Info|url=http://stacshowcase.com/confinfo.php#Horseheads|publisher=Southern Tier Athletic Association|accessdate=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309113426/http://www.stacshowcase.com/confinfo.php#Horseheads|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

|mascot = Horseheads Blue Raiders

|colors = Blue and White{{color box|#0000FF}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}

|website = {{URL|http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/}}

}}

Horseheads Central School District is a school district in Horseheads, New York. It is one of three districts in Chemung County, located in Upstate New York's Southern Tier Region. The district has an estimated population of 25,000, spanning some 143 square miles. The district serves the towns of Big Flats, Catlin, Cayuta, Erin, Horseheads, and Veteran; the villages of Horseheads and Millport; and the hamlets of Breesport and Pine Valley, all in Chemung County.{{cite web|title=Horsheads Central School District-District Info|url=http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/districtinfo.html|publisher=Horsheads Central School District|accessdate=9 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522131241/http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/districtinfo.html|archivedate=22 May 2013}} Thomas Douglas is Superintendent of Schools.

It has been named one of the best 100 school districts in the United States for Music Education in the United States.{{cite web|title=Where Are the "Best 100 Communities for Music Education" in America?|url=http://usa.yamaha.com/news_events/corporate/where-are-the-best-100-communities-for-music-education-in-america/|work=Yamaha|accessdate=9 May 2013}} This program has worked with guest conductors and composers such as Douglas Akey, Frank Ticheli, Andrew Boysen, David Holsinger, Chris Tucker, and Timothy Mahr.{{Cite web|title = Horseheads Middle School Band|url = http://www.nysbda.org/Symposium2013/horseheads.html|website = www.nysbda.org|accessdate = 2015-12-31}}