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Monticello, New York - 5 schools
An equity score of 77/100 ranks Monticello Central School District #45 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $32,907 per pupil, Monticello Central School District ranks #125 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,887
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$32,907
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Monticello Central School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,887 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Sullivan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $32,907 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 46.8% local, 44.4% state, and 8.8% 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 77/100, ranked #45 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 167.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.7% White, 12.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is George L Cooke School, with a diversity index of 70.4/100.
Its largest campus is Monticello High School, enrolling 833 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Emma C Chase School, at 219 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Monticello High School accounts for 28.9% of all Monticello Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Monticello 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.
Monticello Central School District school enrollment varies 3.8× across entities
Monticello Central School District school enrollment ranges from 219 students (lowest) to 833 students (highest), a spread of 614 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.
Monticello Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.3% 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.
Monticello Central School District student-counselor ratio is 167:1 — 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.
Monticello Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 49.2% — 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 Monticello 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 Monticello Central School District?
Monticello Central School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,887 students.
How much does Monticello Central School District spend per student?
Monticello Central School District spends $32,907 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Monticello Central School District?
Monticello Central School District students are 39.3% Hispanic or Latino, 35.7% White, 12.9% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Monticello Central School District?
Monticello Central School District has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #45 out of 941 districts in New York.