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Germantown, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Germantown Central School District #123 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,152 per pupil, Germantown Central School District ranks #213 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
498
Total Enrollment
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$30,152
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Germantown Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 498 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 Columbia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,152 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 57.2% local, 33.9% state, and 8.8% 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 69/100, ranked #123 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 226:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Germantown Elementary School, enrolling 282 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Germantown Elementary School accounts for 56.6% of all Germantown Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Germantown Central School District a distant remainder — means Germantown 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.
Germantown Central School District student-counselor ratio is 226:1 — 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.
Germantown Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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 Germantown 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 Germantown Central School District?
Germantown Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Germantown Central School District spend per student?
Germantown Central School District spends $30,152 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #123 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Germantown Central School District?
Germantown Central School District students are 86.2% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Germantown Central School District?
Germantown Central School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #123 out of 941 districts in New York.