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Freeville, New York - 1 schools
At $64,468 per pupil, George Junior Republic Union Free School District ranks #10 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
George Junior Republic Union Free School District operates 1 public schools serving 95 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 Tompkins County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $64,468 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 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 87.8% local, 0.9% state, and 11.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.7% White, 22.4% African American, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is George Junior Republic School, enrolling 107 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
George Junior Republic School accounts for 100.0% of all George Junior Republic Union Free School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of George Junior Republic Union Free School District a distant remainder — means George Junior Republic Union Free 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.
George Junior Republic Union Free School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
George Junior Republic Union Free School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — 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 George Junior Republic Union Free 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 George Junior Republic Union Free School District?
George Junior Republic Union Free School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 95 students.
How much does George Junior Republic Union Free School District spend per student?
George Junior Republic Union Free School District spends $64,468 per student.
What is the demographic composition of George Junior Republic Union Free School District?
George Junior Republic Union Free School District students are 60.7% White, 22.4% African American, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.