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Millbrook, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Millbrook Central School District #245 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $30,091 per pupil, Millbrook Central School District ranks #217 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
875
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$30,091
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Millbrook Central School District operates 4 public schools serving 875 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Dutchess County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $30,091 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 73.3% local, 21.2% state, and 5.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #245 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 147:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.4% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Millbrook Middle School, with a diversity index of 48.9/100.
Its largest campus is Millbrook High School, enrolling 252 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Millbrook High School accounts for 28.8% of all Millbrook Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Millbrook Central 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.
Millbrook Central School District student-counselor ratio is 147:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Millbrook Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.7% — 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 Millbrook Central School District is typically wider than the Millbrook Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Millbrook 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 Millbrook Central School District?
Millbrook Central School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 875 students.
How much does Millbrook Central School District spend per student?
Millbrook Central School District spends $30,091 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #245 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Millbrook Central School District?
Millbrook Central School District students are 71.4% White, 19.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Millbrook Central School District?
Millbrook Central School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #245 out of 941 districts in New York.