An equity score of 68/100 ranks Edmeston Central School District #138 of 931 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,395 per pupil, Edmeston Central School District ranks #381 of 986 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Edmeston Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 372 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 Otsego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,395 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 24.6% local, 65.3% state, and 10.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #138 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 194.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.3% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Edmeston Central School, enrolling 389 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 5.8% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (363 to 384 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 0.8 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $11,841,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 55.6% went to instruction, 30.9% to support services, and 5% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Edmeston Central School accounts for 100.0% of all Edmeston Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Edmeston Central School District a distant remainder — means Edmeston 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.
Edmeston Central School District student-counselor ratio is 195:1 — 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.
Edmeston Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Edmeston 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 Edmeston Central School District?
Edmeston Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 372 students.
How much does Edmeston Central School District spend per student?
Edmeston Central School District spends $28,395 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #138 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Edmeston Central School District?
Edmeston Central School District students are 93.3% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edmeston Central School District?
Edmeston Central School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #138 out of 931 districts in New York.