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Boonville, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Adirondack Central School District #482 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,642 per pupil, Adirondack Central School District ranks #607 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,195
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,642
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Adirondack Central School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,195 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oneida County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,642 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.5% local, 57.7% state, and 12.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #482 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 244.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.4% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Boonville Elementary School, with a diversity index of 7.8/100.
Its largest campus is Boonville Elementary School, enrolling 420 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Leyden Elementary School, at 123 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Boonville Elementary School accounts for 35.1% of all Adirondack Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Adirondack Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Adirondack Central School District school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Adirondack Central School District school enrollment ranges from 123 students (lowest) to 420 students (highest), a spread of 297 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Adirondack Central School District student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Adirondack Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Adirondack Central School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Adirondack Central School District?
Adirondack Central School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,195 students.
How much does Adirondack Central School District spend per student?
Adirondack Central School District spends $23,642 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #482 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Adirondack Central School District?
Adirondack Central School District students are 97.4% White, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Adirondack Central School District?
Adirondack Central School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #482 out of 941 districts in New York.