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Dexter, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks General Brown Central School District #772 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,292 per pupil, General Brown Central School District ranks #942 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,402
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$17,292
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
General Brown Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,402 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,292 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 100 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 27.0% local, 52.7% state, and 20.3% 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 24/100, ranked #772 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 225:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dexter Elementary School, with a diversity index of 21.6/100.
General Brown Junior-Senior High School accounts for 48.1% of all General Brown Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of General Brown Central School District a distant remainder — means General Brown 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.
General Brown Central School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
General Brown Central School District school enrollment ranges from 300 students (lowest) to 675 students (highest), a spread of 375 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.
General Brown Central School District student-counselor ratio is 225:1 — 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.
General Brown Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to General Brown 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 General Brown Central School District?
General Brown Central School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,402 students.
How much does General Brown Central School District spend per student?
General Brown Central School District spends $17,292 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #772 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of General Brown Central School District?
General Brown Central School District students are 89.4% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for General Brown Central School District?
General Brown Central School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #772 out of 941 districts in New York.