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

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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 Pa ...
, politician * Richard H. Balch, businessperson and politician *
Tim Capstraw Tim Capstraw (born September 14, 1960), nicknamed The Capper, is a color commentator for the Brooklyn Nets and NBA TV. Prior to becoming a sportscaster, Capstraw was the head basketball coach at Wagner College from 1989 to 1999. Coaching Capst ...
, basketball coach and broadcaster *
Mark Danner Mark David Danner (born November 10, 1958) is an American writer, journalist, and educator. He is a former staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' and frequent contributor to ''The New York Review of Books''. Danner specializes in U.S. foreign affa ...
, writer, journalist, and educator *
Cyrus D. Prescott Cyrus Dan Prescott (August 15, 1836 – October 23, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in New Hartford, New York, Prescott pursued an academic course and was graduated from Utica Free Academy. He studied law in Utica and in R ...
, politician and lawyer *
John Ballard Rendall John Ballard Rendall (April 5, 1847 – September 3, 1924) was an American Presbyterian minister, educator, and politician. He served as a professor of Latin at the historically black Lincoln University of Pennsylvania from 1872 to 1906, presi ...
(1847–1924), minister, Lincoln University president, and Pennsylvania state representative *
Mary Traffarn Whitney Mary Traffarn Whitney (February 28, 1852 – March 8, 1942) was an American minister and editor, as well as a social reformer, philanthropist and lecturer. She was one of the early Universalist women ministers, later changing her association to t ...
(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