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Bemus Point, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Bemus Point Central School District #529 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,141 per pupil, Bemus Point Central School District ranks #722 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
Bemus Point Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 609 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 Chautauqua County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,141 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 49.3% local, 38.0% state, and 12.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #529 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 218.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bemus Point Elementary School, enrolling 300 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Bemus Point Elementary School accounts for 49.3% of all Bemus Point Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bemus Point Central School District a distant remainder — means Bemus Point 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.
Bemus Point Central School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — 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.
Bemus Point Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — 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 Bemus Point 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 Bemus Point Central School District?
Bemus Point Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 609 students.
How much does Bemus Point Central School District spend per student?
Bemus Point Central School District spends $22,141 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #529 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Bemus Point Central School District?
Bemus Point Central School District students are 96.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bemus Point Central School District?
Bemus Point Central School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #529 out of 941 districts in New York.