Downsville Central School District

Public school district · Delaware County · New York · NCES district ID 3609240

Downsville Central School District spent $43,940 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $26,657). Its one school enrolled 219 students in 2024-25; 17.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $46,738 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 80% 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 Downsville Central in enrollment (231 to 235 students) and Downsville Central itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Downsville Central, FY23Roscoe Central School $47,731; Downsville Central $43,940; Garrison Union Free $36,771; Franklin Central $33,017; Choice Charter School $29,638; New Dawn Charter High School $28,395; East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs) $26,591; Family Life Academy Charter School III $25,857; Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 $21,953; Buffalo Collegiate Charter School $20,195; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40k50kRoscoe Central School$47,731Downsville Central$43,940Garrison Union Free$36,771Franklin Central$33,017Choice Charter School$29,638New Dawn Charter High School$28,395East Flatbush Ascend Charter S…$26,591Family Life Academy Charter Sc…$25,857Success Academy Charter School…$21,953Buffalo Collegiate Charter Sch…$20,195State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Downsville Central, FY23Roscoe Central School $47,731; Downsville Central $43,940; Garrison Union Free $36,771; Franklin Central $33,017; Choice Charter School $29,638; New Dawn Charter High School $28,395; East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs) $26,591; Family Life Academy Charter School III $25,857; Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 $21,953; Buffalo Collegiate Charter School $20,195; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k20k30k40k50kRoscoe Central School$47,731Downsville Central$43,940Garrison Union Free$36,771Franklin Central$33,017Choice Charter School$29,638New Dawn Charter High School$28,395East Flatbush Ascend Charter School…$26,591Family Life Academy Charter School …$25,857Success Academy Charter School-Bed …$21,953Buffalo Collegiate Charter School$20,195State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Downsville Central, FY23Roscoe Central School $47,731; Downsville Central $43,940; Garrison Union Free $36,771; Franklin Central $33,017; Choice Charter School $29,638; New Dawn Charter High School $28,395; East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs) $26,591; Family Life Academy Charter School III $25,857; Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 $21,953; Buffalo Collegiate Charter School $20,195; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k30k50kRoscoe Central School$47,731Downsville Central$43,940Garrison Union Free$36,771Franklin Central$33,017Choice Charter School$29,638New Dawn Charter High School$28,395East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs)$26,591Family Life Academy Charter School III$25,857Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3$21,953Buffalo Collegiate Charter School$20,195State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Downsville Central, FY23Roscoe Central School $47,731; Downsville Central $43,940; Garrison Union Free $36,771; Franklin Central $33,017; Choice Charter School $29,638; New Dawn Charter High School $28,395; East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Efacs) $26,591; Family Life Academy Charter School III $25,857; Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 $21,953; Buffalo Collegiate Charter School $20,195; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.10k30k50kRoscoe Central School$47,731Downsville Central$43,940Garrison Union Free$36,771Franklin Central$33,017Choice Charter School$29,638New Dawn Charter High School$28,395East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Ef…$26,591Family Life Academy Charter School III$25,857Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy…$21,953Buffalo Collegiate Charter School$20,195State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$12,443,000 in revenue: 17.4% state, 68.9% local and 13.7% federal. Total spending including $2,270,000 of capital outlay was $13,037,000, or $55,953 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Downsville Central School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,166,000; Local $8,578,000; Federal $1,699,000; total $12,443,000.
  • State$2,166,000 17%
  • Local$8,578,000 69%
  • Federal$1,699,000 14%

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 540 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

215 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 219 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Downsville Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232152023-242212024-25219
Downsville Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232152023-242212024-25219
Downsville Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232152023-242212024-25219
Downsville Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 215, 2023-24: 221, 2024-25: 21901002003002022-232152023-242212024-25219

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321531.86.8
2023-2422132.06.9
2024-2521932.06.8

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Downsville Central School District scored proficient or above: 15-52% in reading and 12-50% 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 arts15-52%47%92
Math12-50%40%90

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

80% or more of the 18 students in Downsville Central 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 rate80% or more87.2%
Students in the class18202,009

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 other school, 219 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Downsville Central School2196.833.3%Schoolwide 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 Downsville Central 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 Downsville Central School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentDownsville Central School District ranks 27 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($43,940).#27 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkDownsville Central School District is the number 986 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 233 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#986 of 1,104
  3. Roscoe Central SchoolThe next larger New York district: 234 students in fall 2022, $47,731 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$47,731
  4. Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3The next smaller New York district: 232 students in fall 2022, $21,953 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,953
  5. Compare Downsville Central School District with Roscoe Central SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Downsville Central School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Downsville Central School District?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 219 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Downsville Central School District spend per student?
    $43,940 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $26,657 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $46,738 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Downsville Central School District's money come from?
    $12,443,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 17.4% state, 68.9% local and 13.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Downsville Central School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 16 of the 188 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.5%, 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 do students in Downsville Central School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Downsville Central School District scored proficient or above: 15-52% in reading and 12-50% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Downsville Central School District?
    80% or more of the 18 students in Downsville Central 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.
  7. What is Downsville Central School District's NCES district ID?
    3609240. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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
  • 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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