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South Dayton, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) #90 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,417 per pupil, Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) ranks #472 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
527
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) operates 2 public schools serving 527 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New York. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Chautauqua County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,417 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 18.3% local, 66.6% 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 72/100, ranked #90 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 102.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.3% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pine Valley Elementary School, enrolling 319 students (62% of the district's total enrollment).
Pine Valley Elementary School accounts for 60.5% of all Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) a distant remainder — means Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)-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.
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) student-counselor ratio is 103:1 — 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.
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — 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 Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)'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 Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)?
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 527 students.
How much does Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) spend per student?
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) spends $25,417 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #90 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)?
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) students are 89.3% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)?
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton) has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #90 out of 941 districts in New York.