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Madrid, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Madrid-Waddington Central School District #248 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,703 per pupil, Madrid-Waddington Central School District ranks #517 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
Madrid-Waddington Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 671 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 St. Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,703 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 24.2% local, 63.3% state, and 12.5% 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 59/100, ranked #248 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.
a 228.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School accounts for 46.1% of all Madrid-Waddington Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madrid-Waddington Central School District a distant remainder — means Madrid-Waddington 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.
Madrid-Waddington Central School District student-counselor ratio is 229:1 — 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.
Madrid-Waddington Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.7% — 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 Madrid-Waddington Central School District is typically wider than the Madrid-Waddington Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Madrid-Waddington 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 Madrid-Waddington Central School District?
Madrid-Waddington Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 671 students.
How much does Madrid-Waddington Central School District spend per student?
Madrid-Waddington Central School District spends $24,703 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #248 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Madrid-Waddington Central School District?
Madrid-Waddington Central School District students are 94.5% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madrid-Waddington Central School District?
Madrid-Waddington Central School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #248 out of 941 districts in New York.