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Glens Falls, New York - 1 schools
At $20,685 per pupil, Glens Falls Common School District ranks #814 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
Glens Falls Common School District operates 1 public schools serving 158 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,685 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 52.7% local, 37.8% state, and 9.5% 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 39.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Abraham Wing School, enrolling 139 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Abraham Wing School accounts for 88.0% of all Glens Falls Common School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Glens Falls Common School District a distant remainder — means Glens Falls Common School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Glens Falls Common School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.6% 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.
Glens Falls Common School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.6% — 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 Glens Falls Common 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 Glens Falls Common School District?
Glens Falls Common School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 158 students.
How much does Glens Falls Common School District spend per student?
Glens Falls Common School District spends $20,685 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Glens Falls Common School District?
Glens Falls Common School District students are 76.3% White, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.