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Bainbridge, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District #565 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,271 per pupil, Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District ranks #636 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 792 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 $23,271 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 30.1% local, 56.5% state, and 13.4% 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 41/100, ranked #565 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 204.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 58.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bainbridge-Guilford High School, with a diversity index of 21.1/100.
Bainbridge-Guilford High School accounts for 44.3% of all Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bainbridge-Guilford 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.
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District school enrollment ranges from 141 students (lowest) to 351 students (highest), a spread of 210 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.
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District student-counselor ratio is 205:1 — 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.
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 58.8% — 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 Bainbridge-Guilford 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 Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District?
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 792 students.
How much does Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District spend per student?
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District spends $23,271 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #565 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District?
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District students are 92.8% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District?
Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #565 out of 941 districts in New York.