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Afton, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 90/100 ranks Afton Central School District #4 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $33,245 per pupil, Afton Central School District ranks #113 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
494
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$33,245
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Afton Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 494 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Chenango County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $33,245 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 23.7% local, 60.9% state, and 15.4% 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 90/100, ranked #4 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 159.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 59.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Afton Junior/Senior High School accounts for 44.3% of all Afton Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Afton 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.
Afton Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Afton Central School District student-counselor ratio is 160:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Afton Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 59.3% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Afton 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 Afton Central School District?
Afton Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 494 students.
How much does Afton Central School District spend per student?
Afton Central School District spends $33,245 per student. The district has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #4 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Afton Central School District?
Afton Central School District students are 90.5% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Afton Central School District?
Afton Central School District has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #4 out of 941 districts in New York.