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Middletown, New York - 6 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Middletown City School District #168 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,355 per pupil, Middletown City School District ranks #394 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,529
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$26,355
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Middletown City School District operates 6 public schools serving 7,529 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,355 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 34.3% local, 57.8% state, and 7.8% 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 65/100, ranked #168 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 189.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American, 8.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is William a Carter School, with a diversity index of 59.1/100.
Its largest campus is Middletown High School, enrolling 2,495 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is William a Carter School, at 746 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Middletown High School accounts for 33.1% of all Middletown City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Middletown City 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.
Middletown City School District school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Middletown City School District school enrollment ranges from 746 students (lowest) to 2,495 students (highest), a spread of 1,749 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.
Middletown City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.8% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Middletown City School District student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — 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.
Middletown City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.6% — 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 Middletown 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 Middletown City School District?
Middletown City School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 7,529 students.
How much does Middletown City School District spend per student?
Middletown City School District spends $26,355 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #168 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Middletown City School District?
Middletown City School District students are 64.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% African American, 8.4% White, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Middletown City School District?
Middletown City School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #168 out of 941 districts in New York.