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Manlius, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District #835 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,457 per pupil, Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District ranks #773 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,162
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$21,457
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,162 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high 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 Onondaga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,457 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 62.0% local, 30.0% state, and 8.0% 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 18/100, ranked #835 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 386.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 10.7% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Hill Middle School, with a diversity index of 41.4/100.
Fayetteville-Manlius Senior High School accounts for 32.3% of all Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District school enrollment ranges from 457 students (lowest) to 1,343 students (highest), a spread of 886 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District student-counselor ratio is 386:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.6% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Fayetteville-Manlius 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 Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District?
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,162 students.
How much does Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District spend per student?
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District spends $21,457 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #835 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District?
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District students are 78.4% White, 10.7% Asian, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District?
Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #835 out of 941 districts in New York.