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Elma, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Iroquois Central School District #742 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,841 per pupil, Iroquois Central School District ranks #591 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,082
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$23,841
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iroquois Central School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,082 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Erie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,841 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 60.5% local, 33.0% state, and 6.4% 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 27/100, ranked #742 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 235.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.8% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Iroquois Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 12.0/100.
Its largest campus is Iroquois Senior High School, enrolling 628 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wales Primary School, at 185 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iroquois Senior High School accounts for 30.2% of all Iroquois Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Iroquois 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.
Iroquois Central School District school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Iroquois Central School District school enrollment ranges from 185 students (lowest) to 628 students (highest), a spread of 443 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.
Iroquois Central School District student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
Iroquois Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.3% — 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 Iroquois Central School District is typically wider than the Iroquois Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Iroquois 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 Iroquois Central School District?
Iroquois Central School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,082 students.
How much does Iroquois Central School District spend per student?
Iroquois Central School District spends $23,841 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #742 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Iroquois Central School District?
Iroquois Central School District students are 94.8% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Iroquois Central School District?
Iroquois Central School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #742 out of 941 districts in New York.