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Lake Luzerne, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Hadley-Luzerne Central School District #49 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,246 per pupil, Hadley-Luzerne Central School District ranks #173 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
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 659 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,246 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 47.5% local, 39.6% state, and 12.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 77/100, ranked #49 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 156.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Stuart M Townsend Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all Hadley-Luzerne Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hadley-Luzerne Central School District a distant remainder — means Hadley-Luzerne 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.
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District student-counselor ratio is 156:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.6% — 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 Hadley-Luzerne 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 Hadley-Luzerne Central School District?
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 659 students.
How much does Hadley-Luzerne Central School District spend per student?
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District spends $31,246 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #49 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Hadley-Luzerne Central School District?
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District students are 96.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hadley-Luzerne Central School District?
Hadley-Luzerne Central School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #49 out of 941 districts in New York.