An equity score of 62/100 ranks Argyle Central School District #215 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,661 per pupil, Argyle Central School District ranks #489 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Argyle Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 504 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,661 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 31.2% local, 55.6% state, and 13.2% 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 62/100, ranked #215 of 931 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 207.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Argyle Elementary School, enrolling 253 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (493 to 497 students, +0.8%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $14,307,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 61% went to instruction, 30.2% to support services, and 2.1% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Argyle Elementary School accounts for 50.2% of all Argyle Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Argyle Central School District a distant remainder — means Argyle Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Argyle Central School District student-counselor ratio is 208:1 — 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.
Argyle Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.5% — 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 Argyle 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 Argyle Central School District?
Argyle Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 504 students.
How much does Argyle Central School District spend per student?
Argyle Central School District spends $26,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #215 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Argyle Central School District?
Argyle Central School District students are 95.0% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Argyle Central School District?
Argyle Central School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #215 out of 931 districts in New York.