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Guilderland Center, New York - 7 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Guilderland Central School District #762 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,877 per pupil, Guilderland Central School District ranks #801 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,914
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$20,877
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Guilderland Central School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,914 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Albany County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,877 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 64.2% local, 28.0% state, and 7.8% 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 25/100, ranked #762 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 373.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 15.1% Asian, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westmere Elementary School, with a diversity index of 62.9/100.
Its largest campus is Guilderland High School, enrolling 1,476 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Altamont Elementary School, at 295 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Guilderland High School accounts for 30.0% of all Guilderland Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Guilderland Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Guilderland Central School District school enrollment varies 5.0× across entities
Guilderland Central School District school enrollment ranges from 295 students (lowest) to 1,476 students (highest), a spread of 1,181 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.
Guilderland Central School District student-counselor ratio is 373:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Guilderland Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 Guilderland Central School District is typically wider than the Guilderland Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Guilderland 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 Guilderland Central School District?
Guilderland Central School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,914 students.
How much does Guilderland Central School District spend per student?
Guilderland Central School District spends $20,877 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #762 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Guilderland Central School District?
Guilderland Central School District students are 67.1% White, 15.1% Asian, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Guilderland Central School District?
Guilderland Central School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #762 out of 941 districts in New York.