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South Otselic, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Otselic Valley Csd #26 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,355 per pupil, Otselic Valley Csd ranks #95 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
Otselic Valley Csd operates 1 public schools serving 317 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $34,355 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 100 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 27.8% local, 64.0% state, and 8.2% 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 82/100, ranked #26 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.
a 261:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 67.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Otselic Valley Central School, enrolling 261 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Otselic Valley Central School accounts for 82.3% of all Otselic Valley Csd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Otselic Valley Csd a distant remainder — means Otselic Valley Csd-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.
Otselic Valley Csd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.7% 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.
Otselic Valley Csd student-counselor ratio is 261:1 — 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 Otselic Valley Csd is typically wider than the Otselic Valley Csd-aggregate figure suggests.
Otselic Valley Csd chronic absenteeism rate is 67.0% — 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.
Otselic Valley Csd has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 317 students.
How much does Otselic Valley Csd spend per student?
Otselic Valley Csd spends $34,355 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #26 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Otselic Valley Csd?
Otselic Valley Csd students are 97.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Otselic Valley Csd?
Otselic Valley Csd has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #26 out of 941 districts in New York.