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Colton, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Colton-Pierrepont Central School District #322 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,261 per pupil, Colton-Pierrepont Central School District ranks #339 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
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 381 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 $27,261 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 58.2% local, 28.6% state, and 13.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #322 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 179.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.3% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Colton-Pierrepont Central School accounts for 94.2% of all Colton-Pierrepont Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Colton-Pierrepont Central School District a distant remainder — means Colton-Pierrepont 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.
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District student-counselor ratio is 180:1 — 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.
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Colton-Pierrepont Central School District is typically wider than the Colton-Pierrepont Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Colton-Pierrepont 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 Colton-Pierrepont Central School District?
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 381 students.
How much does Colton-Pierrepont Central School District spend per student?
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District spends $27,261 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #322 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Colton-Pierrepont Central School District?
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District students are 98.3% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Colton-Pierrepont Central School District?
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #322 out of 941 districts in New York.