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Odessa, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Odessa-Montour Central School District #426 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,149 per pupil, Odessa-Montour Central School District ranks #649 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Odessa-Montour Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 775 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Schuyler County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,149 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 24.3% local, 59.4% state, and 16.3% 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 48/100, ranked #426 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.
a 150.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.9% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is B C Cate Elementary School, with a diversity index of 15.5/100.
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School accounts for 36.6% of all Odessa-Montour Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Odessa-Montour Central School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Odessa-Montour Central School District student-counselor ratio is 150:1 — 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.
Odessa-Montour Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.7% — 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 Odessa-Montour Central School District is typically wider than the Odessa-Montour Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Odessa-Montour 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 Odessa-Montour Central School District?
Odessa-Montour Central School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 775 students.
How much does Odessa-Montour Central School District spend per student?
Odessa-Montour Central School District spends $23,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #426 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Odessa-Montour Central School District?
Odessa-Montour Central School District students are 92.9% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Odessa-Montour Central School District?
Odessa-Montour Central School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #426 out of 941 districts in New York.