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Galway, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Galway Central School District #460 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,986 per pupil, Galway Central School District ranks #658 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
Galway Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 830 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Saratoga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,986 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 41.7% local, 45.2% state, and 13.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #460 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 208:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Galway Junior/Senior High School accounts for 50.4% of all Galway Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Galway Central School District a distant remainder — means Galway 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.
Galway Central School District student-counselor ratio is 208:1 — 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.
Galway Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Galway Central School District is typically wider than the Galway Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Galway 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 Galway Central School District?
Galway Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 830 students.
How much does Galway Central School District spend per student?
Galway Central School District spends $22,986 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #460 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Galway Central School District?
Galway Central School District students are 97.1% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Galway Central School District?
Galway Central School District has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #460 out of 941 districts in New York.