Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District

Public school district · Westchester County · New York · NCES district ID 3624630

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District spent $35,488 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 92% of the other New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $26,567). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,287 students in 2024-25; 9.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $37,747 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (New York: 87.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among New York districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Blind Brook-Rye Union Free in enrollment (1,296 to 1,317 students) and Blind Brook-Rye Union Free itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Blind Brook-Rye Union Free, FY23Blind Brook-Rye Union Free $35,488; Sherburne-Earlville Central $27,938; Newfane Central $26,827; Holland Patent Central $26,659; Akron Central $24,262; Cazenovia Central $23,189; Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools $21,498; Lowville Academy & Central $20,877; True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School $19,369; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 $17,915; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40kBlind Brook-Rye Union Free$35,488Sherburne-Earlville Central$27,938Newfane Central$26,827Holland Patent Central$26,659Akron Central$24,262Cazenovia Central$23,189Fonda-Fultonville Central Scho…$21,498Lowville Academy & Central$20,877True North Rochester Preparato…$19,369Success Academy Charter School…$17,915State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Blind Brook-Rye Union Free, FY23Blind Brook-Rye Union Free $35,488; Sherburne-Earlville Central $27,938; Newfane Central $26,827; Holland Patent Central $26,659; Akron Central $24,262; Cazenovia Central $23,189; Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools $21,498; Lowville Academy & Central $20,877; True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School $19,369; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 $17,915; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40kBlind Brook-Rye Union Free$35,488Sherburne-Earlville Central$27,938Newfane Central$26,827Holland Patent Central$26,659Akron Central$24,262Cazenovia Central$23,189Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools$21,498Lowville Academy & Central$20,877True North Rochester Preparatory Ch…$19,369Success Academy Charter School-Bron…$17,915State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Blind Brook-Rye Union Free, FY23Blind Brook-Rye Union Free $35,488; Sherburne-Earlville Central $27,938; Newfane Central $26,827; Holland Patent Central $26,659; Akron Central $24,262; Cazenovia Central $23,189; Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools $21,498; Lowville Academy & Central $20,877; True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School $19,369; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 $17,915; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40kBlind Brook-Rye Union Free$35,488Sherburne-Earlville Central$27,938Newfane Central$26,827Holland Patent Central$26,659Akron Central$24,262Cazenovia Central$23,189Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools$21,498Lowville Academy & Central$20,877True North Rochester Preparatory Charter Sc…$19,369Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3$17,915State median, 1,000+ students $26,567
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Blind Brook-Rye Union Free, FY23Blind Brook-Rye Union Free $35,488; Sherburne-Earlville Central $27,938; Newfane Central $26,827; Holland Patent Central $26,659; Akron Central $24,262; Cazenovia Central $23,189; Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools $21,498; Lowville Academy & Central $20,877; True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School $19,369; Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3 $17,915; State median, 1,000+ students $26,567.10k20k30k40kBlind Brook-Rye Union Free$35,488Sherburne-Earlville Central$27,938Newfane Central$26,827Holland Patent Central$26,659Akron Central$24,262Cazenovia Central$23,189Fonda-Fultonville Central Schools$21,498Lowville Academy & Central$20,877True North Rochester Preparatory Charte…$19,369Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 3$17,915State median, 1,000+ students $26,567

Where the money came from

$53,333,000 in revenue: 9.5% state, 89.3% local and 1.2% federal. Total spending including $4,164,000 of capital outlay was $54,075,000, or $41,469 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,079,000; Local $47,619,000; Federal $635,000; total $53,333,000.
  • State$5,079,000 10%
  • Local$47,619,000 89%
  • Federal$635,000 1%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 440 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,290 students in 2022-23, 1,296 students in 2023-24, 1,287 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,290, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,28705001k1.5k2022-231,2902023-241,2962024-251,287
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,290, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,28705001k1.5k2022-231,2902023-241,2962024-251,287
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,290, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,28705001k1.5k2022-231,2902023-241,2962024-251,287
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,290, 2023-24: 1,296, 2024-25: 1,28705001k1.5k2022-231,2902023-241,2962024-251,287

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,290118.810.9
2023-241,296119.810.8
2024-251,287121.410.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$17,729,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $13,596 per student

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District booked $17,729,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 119 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $149,234 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 New York districts with a figure (state median $80,291, 622 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$13,606,00076.7%
Special education$3,962,00022.3%
Other programs$161,0000.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $10,949 in 2018-19, $11,600 in 2019-20, $12,099 in 2020-21, $13,501 in 2021-22, $13,596 in 2022-23.

Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,949, 2019-20: $11,600, 2020-21: $12,099, 2021-22: $13,501, 2022-23: $13,59605k10k15k2018-19$10,9492019-20$11,6002020-21$12,0992021-22$13,5012022-23$13,596
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,949, 2019-20: $11,600, 2020-21: $12,099, 2021-22: $13,501, 2022-23: $13,59605k10k15k2018-19$10,9492019-20$11,6002020-21$12,0992021-22$13,5012022-23$13,596
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,949, 2019-20: $11,600, 2020-21: $12,099, 2021-22: $13,501, 2022-23: $13,59605k10k15k2018-19$10,9492019-20$11,6002020-21$12,0992021-22$13,5012022-23$13,596
Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $10,949, 2019-20: $11,600, 2020-21: $12,099, 2021-22: $13,501, 2022-23: $13,59605k10k15k2018-19$10,9492019-20$11,6002020-21$12,0992021-22$13,5012022-23$13,596

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District scored proficient or above: 76-80% in reading and 80-84% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew YorkStudents tested
Reading and language arts76-80%47%586
Math80-84%40%589

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 96 students in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew York
Four-year graduation rate95% or more87.2%
Students in the class96202,009

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 598 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bruno M Ponterio Ridge Street School59812.5not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 287 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blind Brook-Rye Middle School2878.8not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 402 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blind Brook High School4029.8not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentBlind Brook-Rye Union Free School District ranks 37 of 440 New York districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($35,488).#37 of 440
  2. Every school district in New YorkBlind Brook-Rye Union Free School District is the number 388 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 1,304 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#388 of 1,104
  3. Cazenovia Central School DistrictThe next larger New York district: 1,314 students in fall 2022, $23,189 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,189
  4. True North Rochester Preparatory Charter SchoolThe next smaller New York district: 1,301 students in fall 2022, $19,369 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,369
  5. Compare Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District with Cazenovia Central School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Blind Brook High School, its largest high school402 students in 2024-25, 9.8 per teacher.402
  7. Teacher salary spending across New YorkBlind Brook-Rye Union Free School District spent $149,234 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $80,291); spending, not a salary.$149,234
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,287 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District spend per student?
    $35,488 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New York median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,567 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $37,747 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District's money come from?
    $53,333,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 9.5% state, 89.3% local and 1.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 17 of the 1,385 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 1.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $17,729,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $13,596 per student. Divided by the 119 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $149,234 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 New York districts (state median $80,291). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New York teacher salary at $92,222 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District scored proficient or above: 76-80% in reading and 80-84% in math, against 47% in reading and 40% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District?
    95% or more of the 96 students in Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.2% across New York. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District's NCES district ID?
    3624630. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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