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Otego, New York - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Otego-Unadilla Central School District #204 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,921 per pupil, Otego-Unadilla Central School District ranks #299 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
804
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$27,921
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Otego-Unadilla Central School District operates 3 public schools serving 804 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Otsego County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,921 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 26.8% local, 62.5% state, and 10.7% 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 63/100, ranked #204 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 203.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 37.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Unadilla Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.1/100.
Its largest campus is Unadilla Elementary School, enrolling 349 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Unadilla Elementary School accounts for 43.4% of all Otego-Unadilla Central School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Otego-Unadilla 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.
Otego-Unadilla Central School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Otego-Unadilla Central School District school enrollment ranges from 151 students (lowest) to 349 students (highest), a spread of 198 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.
Otego-Unadilla Central School District student-counselor ratio is 204:1 — 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.
Otego-Unadilla Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Otego-Unadilla 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 Otego-Unadilla Central School District?
Otego-Unadilla Central School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 804 students.
How much does Otego-Unadilla Central School District spend per student?
Otego-Unadilla Central School District spends $27,921 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #204 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Otego-Unadilla Central School District?
Otego-Unadilla Central School District students are 90.3% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Otego-Unadilla Central School District?
Otego-Unadilla Central School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #204 out of 941 districts in New York.