Faith Heritage School
Encyclopedia
Faith Heritage School is a private
, non-denominational Christian
, K-12
school in Syracuse, New York
that was established in 1972. As of the 2003-2004 school year, its total enrollment was 557, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3, according to NCES figures provided by the United States Department of Education
. Figures reported by Syracuse's Post-Standard indicate that the school's enrollment for the 2006-2007 school year was down to 375 and that its executive director, Jeff Shaver, was spearheading an effort to increase enrollment, improve the school's financial aid offerings, and raise donations to fill the nearly 20% expected gap between tuition and expenditures in the school's $2.1 million budget.
Private school
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, non-denominational Christian
Christian
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, K-12
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
school in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
that was established in 1972. As of the 2003-2004 school year, its total enrollment was 557, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3, according to NCES figures provided by the United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education
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. Figures reported by Syracuse's Post-Standard indicate that the school's enrollment for the 2006-2007 school year was down to 375 and that its executive director, Jeff Shaver, was spearheading an effort to increase enrollment, improve the school's financial aid offerings, and raise donations to fill the nearly 20% expected gap between tuition and expenditures in the school's $2.1 million budget.