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Gainesville, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Letchworth Central School District #316 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,057 per pupil, Letchworth Central School District ranks #727 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
916
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$22,057
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Letchworth Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 916 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Wyoming County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,057 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 23.6% local, 60.1% state, and 16.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #316 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 239.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.0% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Letchworth Senior High School, with a diversity index of 10.7/100.
Its largest campus is Letchworth Elementary School, enrolling 311 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Letchworth Elementary School accounts for 34.0% of all Letchworth Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Letchworth 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.
Letchworth Central School District student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Letchworth Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Letchworth Central School District is typically wider than the Letchworth Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Letchworth 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 Letchworth Central School District?
Letchworth Central School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 916 students.
How much does Letchworth Central School District spend per student?
Letchworth Central School District spends $22,057 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #316 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Letchworth Central School District?
Letchworth Central School District students are 96.0% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Letchworth Central School District?
Letchworth Central School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #316 out of 941 districts in New York.