An equity score of 81/100 ranks Clifton-Fine Central School District #30 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $37,909 per pupil, Clifton-Fine Central School District ranks #76 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
254
Total Enrollment
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$37,909
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clifton-Fine Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 254 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 St. Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $37,909 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 99 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending. See how New York compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.9% local, 49.6% state, and 12.6% 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 81/100, ranked #30 of 931 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 122.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian across the district's schools.
Clifton-Fine Elementary School accounts for 52.4% of all Clifton-Fine Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clifton-Fine Central School District a distant remainder — means Clifton-Fine Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Clifton-Fine Central School District reports 61.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Clifton-Fine Central School District student-counselor ratio is 123:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Clifton-Fine Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 46.8% — 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 Clifton-Fine 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 Clifton-Fine Central School District?
Clifton-Fine Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 254 students.
How much does Clifton-Fine Central School District spend per student?
Clifton-Fine Central School District spends $37,909 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #30 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Clifton-Fine Central School District?
Clifton-Fine Central School District students are 91.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clifton-Fine Central School District?
Clifton-Fine Central School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #30 out of 931 districts in New York.