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Romulus, New York - 1 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Romulus Central School District #265 of 941 districts in New York (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,976 per pupil, Romulus Central School District ranks #499 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
Romulus Central School District operates 1 public schools serving 461 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 Seneca County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,976 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 38.3% local, 44.4% state, and 17.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #265 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 427:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Romulus Central School, enrolling 427 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Romulus Central School accounts for 92.6% of all Romulus Central School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Romulus Central School District a distant remainder — means Romulus 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.
Romulus Central School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.1% 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.
Romulus Central School District student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Romulus Central School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.4% — 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 Romulus Central School District is typically wider than the Romulus Central School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Romulus 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 Romulus Central School District?
Romulus Central School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 461 students.
How much does Romulus Central School District spend per student?
Romulus Central School District spends $24,976 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #265 in New York.
What is the demographic composition of Romulus Central School District?
Romulus Central School District students are 89.7% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Romulus Central School District?
Romulus Central School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #265 out of 941 districts in New York.