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Little Falls, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Little Falls City School District #214 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,573 per pupil, Little Falls City School District ranks #525 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,078
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$24,573
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Little Falls City School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,078 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Herkimer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,573 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 26.9% local, 52.5% state, and 20.6% 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 62/100, ranked #214 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 564:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Little Falls High School, with a diversity index of 19.2/100.
Its largest campus is Benton Hall Academy, enrolling 441 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Benton Hall Academy accounts for 40.9% of all Little Falls City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Little Falls City 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.
Little Falls City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.7% 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 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.
Little Falls City School District student-counselor ratio is 564:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Little Falls City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.8% — 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 Little Falls City 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 Little Falls City School District?
Little Falls City School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,078 students.
How much does Little Falls City School District spend per student?
Little Falls City School District spends $24,573 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #214 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Little Falls City School District?
Little Falls City School District students are 90.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Little Falls City School District?
Little Falls City School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #214 out of 941 districts in New York.