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An equity score of 25/100 ranks Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) #765 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,771 per pupil, Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) ranks #807 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,119
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$20,771
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) operates 2 public schools serving 1,119 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 Rensselaer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,771 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 46.6% local, 46.7% state, and 6.8% 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 25/100, ranked #765 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 192:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.0% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Tamarac Middle School High School accounts for 51.5% of all Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) a distant remainder — means Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)-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.
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — 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.
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) chronic absenteeism rate is 31.5% — 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 Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)'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 Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)?
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,119 students.
How much does Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) spend per student?
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) spends $20,771 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #765 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)?
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) students are 89.0% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill)?
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #765 out of 941 districts in New York.