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Port Byron, New York - 2 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Port Byron Central School District #159 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,303 per pupil, Port Byron Central School District ranks #395 of 999 New York districts by per-pupil spending (New York districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
801
Total Enrollment
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$26,303
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Port Byron Central School District operates 2 public schools serving 801 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 Cayuga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,303 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 23.4% local, 63.6% state, and 13.0% 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 66/100, ranked #159 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 113.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is A a Gates Elementary School, enrolling 447 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
A a Gates Elementary School accounts for 55.8% of all Port Byron Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Port Byron Central School District a distant remainder — means Port Byron 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.
Port Byron Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 91.5% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Port Byron Central School District student-counselor ratio is 113:1 — 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.
Port Byron Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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 Port Byron 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 Port Byron Central School District?
Port Byron Central School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 801 students.
How much does Port Byron Central School District spend per student?
Port Byron Central School District spends $26,303 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #159 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Port Byron Central School District?
Port Byron Central School District students are 92.3% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Port Byron Central School District?
Port Byron Central School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #159 out of 941 districts in New York.