▁of ▁Man lius ▁and ▁F ay ette ville , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁port ions ▁of ▁James ville ▁and ▁Pom pe y . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁partially ▁fund ed ▁by ▁and ▁govern ed ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Education ▁Department , ▁whose ▁standard ized ▁exam in ations ▁are ▁designed ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁state wide ▁and ▁nation ally ▁for ▁academic ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁excell ence . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁News week ' s ▁list ▁of ▁" America ' s ▁Top ▁High ▁School s ". ▁ ▁District ▁history ▁ ▁Est ab lish ing ▁the ▁district ▁The ▁F - M ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁then ▁independent ▁F ay ette ville , ▁Man lius ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁other ▁smaller ▁districts ▁un ited . ▁F ay ette ville ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Man lius ▁High ▁School ▁remained ▁separate ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁Man lius ▁School ▁became ▁the ▁Jr . ▁High ▁( 7 – 8 ) ▁for ▁the ▁whole ▁district ▁and ▁the ▁F ay ette ville ▁school ▁became ▁the ▁F ay ette ville - Man lius ▁High ▁School ▁( 9 – 1 2 ). ▁The ▁new ▁F ay ette ville - Man lius ▁High ▁School ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁Man lius ▁and ▁first ▁opened ▁in