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Norwich, New York - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Norwich City School District #539 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,451 per pupil, Norwich City School District ranks #828 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,715
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,451
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwich City School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,715 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 Chenango County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,451 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 22.2% local, 62.7% state, and 15.1% 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 42/100, ranked #539 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 262.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 2.8% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Norwich High School, with a diversity index of 20.0/100.
Its largest campus is Norwich High School, enrolling 516 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Norwich High School accounts for 30.1% of all Norwich City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norwich 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.
Norwich City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 52.8% 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). 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.
Norwich City School District student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Norwich City School District is typically wider than the Norwich City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Norwich City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.3% — 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.
How many schools are in Norwich City School District?
Norwich City School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,715 students.
How much does Norwich City School District spend per student?
Norwich City School District spends $20,451 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #539 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Norwich City School District?
Norwich City School District students are 91.1% White, 2.8% African American, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwich City School District?
Norwich City School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #539 out of 941 districts in New York.