The area served by the school is primarily a residential bedroom community for several small- to medium-sized cities, including Utica, Rome, and Syracuse.

Holland Patent offers an array of dual-credit classes with Mohawk Valley Community College and two writing courses with Syracuse University Project Advance.

The Holland Patent Lady Aqua Knights (Girls' swim and dive), under the leadership of coach Mark Celecki, finished 2nd at sectionals and sent a slew of teammates to state qualifiers.

The boys tennis team proved to be strong in the spring season with an easy victory over undefeated Cooperstown (69-0).

In addition to sports, the school offers a co-ed cheer squad for the fall/winter seasons and many arts programs, including music and drama studies.