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Binghamton, New York - 10 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Binghamton City School District #78 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,766 per pupil, Binghamton City School District ranks #434 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,850
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$25,766
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Binghamton City School District operates 10 public schools serving 4,850 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Broome County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,766 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 24.5% local, 47.4% state, and 28.1% 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 73/100, ranked #78 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 269:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 55.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.9% White, 26.9% African American, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodrow Wilson School, with a diversity index of 75.5/100.
Its largest campus is Binghamton High School, enrolling 1,262 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Horace Mann School, at 205 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Binghamton High School accounts for 26.0% of all Binghamton City School District student enrollment
That concentration means Binghamton City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Binghamton City School District school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities
Binghamton City School District school enrollment ranges from 205 students (lowest) to 1,262 students (highest), a spread of 1,057 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.
Binghamton City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.5% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Binghamton City School District student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Binghamton City School District is typically wider than the Binghamton City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Binghamton City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.9% — 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 Binghamton City 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 Binghamton City School District?
Binghamton City School District has 10 schools, including 1 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,850 students.
How much does Binghamton City School District spend per student?
Binghamton City School District spends $25,766 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #78 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Binghamton City School District?
Binghamton City School District students are 38.9% White, 26.9% African American, 18.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Binghamton City School District?
Binghamton City School District has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #78 out of 941 districts in New York.