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Mcgraw, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Mcgraw Central School District #193 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,973 per pupil, Mcgraw Central School District ranks #575 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
Mcgraw Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 532 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 Cortland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,973 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 23.2% local, 66.8% state, and 9.9% 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 64/100, ranked #193 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 171:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mcgraw Elementary School, enrolling 264 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Mcgraw Elementary School accounts for 49.6% of all Mcgraw Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mcgraw Central School District a distant remainder — means Mcgraw 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.
Mcgraw Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.5% 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.
Mcgraw Central School District student-counselor ratio is 171:1 — 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.
Mcgraw Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Mcgraw 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 Mcgraw Central School District?
Mcgraw Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 532 students.
How much does Mcgraw Central School District spend per student?
Mcgraw Central School District spends $23,973 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #193 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Mcgraw Central School District?
Mcgraw Central School District students are 93.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mcgraw Central School District?
Mcgraw Central School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #193 out of 941 districts in New York.