Government

Since 1995, the city of Corning operates under the Council-Manager form of government, with the City Manager serving as the Chief Executive Officer. The first City Manager was Suzanne Kennedy who served until July 1997. In July 1997, Mark L. Ryckman was appointed as the city's second City Manager. The city council consists of eight members. One member is elected from each of the eight wards.

Education

The Corning-Painted Post (Consists of the City of Corning, and the City of Painted Post) School District currently has six public elementary schools, one public middle school, and one public high school located in the greater Corning area.
In 2010 a referendum was passed that reconfigured the school district's secondary schools; both of the previous middle schools combined and moved into the former "West High School" building while both of the high schools combined at the former "East High School" campus. This reconfiguration / building project was finished by the beginning of the 2014 - 2015 school year.
In addition to the public and private school options, the Corning-Painted Post District also partners with a regional P-Tech school (known as "The Greater Southern Tier STEM Academy") and sends selected students to a grade 9-14 program on their campus. ^[17]
Public elementary schools include:

• Hugh W. Gregg
• Winfield Street
• William E. Severn
• Calvin U. Smith
• Erwin Valley
• Frederick Carder

Public middle schools include:

• Corning Free Academy (Before 2014-2015 school year)
• Northside Blodgett (Before 2014-2015 school year)
• Corning Painted Post Middle School (After 2013-2014 school year)

Public high schools include:

• East High School (Before 2014-2015 school year)
• West High School (Before 2014-2015 school year)
• High School Learning Center (HSLC)
• Corning Painted Post High School (After 2013-2014 school year)

Private schools in Corning include:

• The Alternative School for Math and Science (ASMS)
• All Saints Academy (a K-8 Catholic school)
• Corning Christian Academy (a P-12 evangelical Christian school)

Higher education in Corning includes:

• Corning Community College^[18]