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Slate Hill, New York - 5 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Minisink Valley Central School District #600 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,225 per pupil, Minisink Valley Central School District ranks #484 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,603
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$25,225
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Minisink Valley Central School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,603 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,225 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 45.5% local, 44.3% state, and 10.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 38/100, ranked #600 of 941 in New York against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 390:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.8% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Minisink Valley High School, with a diversity index of 53.0/100.
Its largest campus is Minisink Valley High School, enrolling 1,116 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Minisink Valley High School accounts for 31.0% of all Minisink Valley Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Minisink Valley 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.
Minisink Valley Central School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Minisink Valley Central School District school enrollment ranges from 454 students (lowest) to 1,116 students (highest), a spread of 662 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.
Minisink Valley Central School District student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Minisink Valley Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Minisink Valley Central School District is typically wider than the Minisink Valley Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Minisink Valley 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 Minisink Valley Central School District?
Minisink Valley Central School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,603 students.
How much does Minisink Valley Central School District spend per student?
Minisink Valley Central School District spends $25,225 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #600 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Minisink Valley Central School District?
Minisink Valley Central School District students are 66.8% White, 23.4% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% African American, 2.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Minisink Valley Central School District?
Minisink Valley Central School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #600 out of 941 districts in New York.