Elba Central School District

Public school district · Genesee County · New York · NCES district ID 3610380

Elba Central School District spent $24,632 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $26,657). Its 2 schools enrolled 410 students in 2024-25; 59.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,573 per student, down 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% 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 Elba Central in enrollment (423 to 430 students) and Elba Central itself.

Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Elba Central, FY23Livingston Manor Central $43,097; Ember Charter Schools $33,518; Explore Exceed Charter School $29,196; Remsen Central $28,300; Explore Empower Charter School $26,953; Elba Central $24,632; Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II $24,293; NYC Charter HS - Aeci $23,897; Westminster Community Charter School $23,787; New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV $22,704; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.20k30k40k50kLivingston Manor Central$43,097Ember Charter Schools$33,518Explore Exceed Charter School$29,196Remsen Central$28,300Explore Empower Charter School$26,953Elba Central$24,632Bronx Charter School for Bette…$24,293NYC Charter HS - Aeci$23,897Westminster Community Charter …$23,787New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci…$22,704State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Elba Central, FY23Livingston Manor Central $43,097; Ember Charter Schools $33,518; Explore Exceed Charter School $29,196; Remsen Central $28,300; Explore Empower Charter School $26,953; Elba Central $24,632; Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II $24,293; NYC Charter HS - Aeci $23,897; Westminster Community Charter School $23,787; New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV $22,704; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.20k30k40k50kLivingston Manor Central$43,097Ember Charter Schools$33,518Explore Exceed Charter School$29,196Remsen Central$28,300Explore Empower Charter School$26,953Elba Central$24,632Bronx Charter School for Better Lea…$24,293NYC Charter HS - Aeci$23,897Westminster Community Charter School$23,787New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV$22,704State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Elba Central, FY23Livingston Manor Central $43,097; Ember Charter Schools $33,518; Explore Exceed Charter School $29,196; Remsen Central $28,300; Explore Empower Charter School $26,953; Elba Central $24,632; Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II $24,293; NYC Charter HS - Aeci $23,897; Westminster Community Charter School $23,787; New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV $22,704; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.20k30k40k50kLivingston Manor Central$43,097Ember Charter Schools$33,518Explore Exceed Charter School$29,196Remsen Central$28,300Explore Empower Charter School$26,953Elba Central$24,632Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II$24,293NYC Charter HS - Aeci$23,897Westminster Community Charter School$23,787New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV$22,704State median, under 1,000 students $26,657
Current spending per student, New York districts closest in size to Elba Central, FY23Livingston Manor Central $43,097; Ember Charter Schools $33,518; Explore Exceed Charter School $29,196; Remsen Central $28,300; Explore Empower Charter School $26,953; Elba Central $24,632; Bronx Charter School for Better Learning II $24,293; NYC Charter HS - Aeci $23,897; Westminster Community Charter School $23,787; New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV $22,704; State median, under 1,000 students $26,657.20k30k40k50kLivingston Manor Central$43,097Ember Charter Schools$33,518Explore Exceed Charter School$29,196Remsen Central$28,300Explore Empower Charter School$26,953Elba Central$24,632Bronx Charter School for Better Learnin…$24,293NYC Charter HS - Aeci$23,897Westminster Community Charter School$23,787New Visions Chtr HS-Adv Ma/Sci IV$22,704State median, under 1,000 students $26,657

Where the money came from

$12,488,000 in revenue: 59.9% state, 25.9% local and 14.2% federal. Total spending including $321,000 of capital outlay was $11,454,000, or $26,824 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Elba Central School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,476,000; Local $3,233,000; Federal $1,779,000; total $12,488,000.
  • State$7,476,000 60%
  • Local$3,233,000 26%
  • Federal$1,779,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

422 students in 2022-23, 429 students in 2023-24, 410 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Elba Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 422, 2023-24: 429, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-234222023-244292024-25410
Elba Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 422, 2023-24: 429, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-234222023-244292024-25410
Elba Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 422, 2023-24: 429, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-234222023-244292024-25410
Elba Central School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 422, 2023-24: 429, 2024-25: 41002004006002022-234222023-244292024-25410

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342253.97.8
2023-2442953.08.1
2024-2541058.37.0

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 Elba Central School District scored proficient or above: 29-44% in reading and 31-46% 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 arts29-44%47%170
Math31-46%40%165

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

90% or more of the 31 students in Elba 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 rate90% or more87.2%
Students in the class31202,009

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 elementary school, 225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elba Elementary School2257.640.4%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.

1 high school, 185 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Elba Junior-Senior High School1856.437.8%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 Elba 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 Elba Central School District

  1. New York districts by spending per studentElba Central School District ranks 365 of 540 New York districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,632).#365 of 540
  2. Every school district in New YorkElba Central School District is the number 797 by size of 1,104 New York districts, with 427 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#797 of 1,104
  3. NYC Charter HS - AeciThe next larger New York district: 429 students in fall 2022, $23,897 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,897
  4. Remsen Central School DistrictThe next smaller New York district: 426 students in fall 2022, $28,300 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,300
  5. Compare Elba Central School District with NYC Charter HS - AeciEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Elba Junior-Senior High School, its largest high school185 students in 2024-25, 6.4 per teacher.185
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Elba Central School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Elba Central School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 410 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Elba Central School District spend per student?
    $24,632 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 $24,573 per student, down 0.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Elba Central School District's money come from?
    $12,488,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.9% state, 25.9% local and 14.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Elba Central School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 33 of the 425 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, 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 Elba Central School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Elba Central School District scored proficient or above: 29-44% in reading and 31-46% 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 Elba Central School District?
    90% or more of the 31 students in Elba 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 Elba Central School District's NCES district ID?
    3610380. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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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